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From YouTube: April 11, 2023 Joint Meeting of Mountain View City Council and Shoreline Regional Park Community
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Live Teleconference of the April 11, 2023 Joint Meeting of Mountain View City Council and Shoreline Regional Park Community.
B
Yes,
I
do
have
a
request.
I'd
like
to
make
I
would
like
to
request
that
pursuant
to
government
code,
section
54953
I
can
participate
in
this
meeting
remotely
through
both
audio
and
visual
technology,
on
the
emergency
circumstances,
provision
due
to
a
contagious
illness
that
prevents
me
from
attending
in
person.
B
A
A
Okay,
that's
unanimous!
We're!
Sorry!
You
can't
be
with
us
in
person,
but
we're
very
glad
you
can
join
us
virtually
all
right.
So
for
those
of
us
joining
us
in
person,
please
note
that,
due
to
our
hybrid
environment,
audio
and
video
presentations
can
no
longer
be
shared
from
the
lectern
requests
to
show
an
audio
or
video
presentation
during
a
council
meeting
should
be
directed
to
city.clerk
at
mountainview.gov
by
4
30
pm
on
the
meeting
date.
A
Additionally,
due
to
our
hybrid
environment,
we
no
longer
have
speakers
line
up
to
speak
on
an
item.
Anyone
wishes
to
address
the
council
in
person
must
complete
a
blue
speaker
card.
Please
indicate
the
name
you
would
like
to
be
called
by
when
you
turn
in
your
card
and
the
item
number
on
which
you'd
like
to
speak,
and
you
need
to
complete
one
blue
speaker
card
for
each
item
and
turn
it
into
the
the
clerk
as
soon
as
possible.
A
A
All
right:
well,
the
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
a
presentation
and
I
am
going
to
go
to
the
podium
to
do
that.
But
oh
first
is:
is
there
anyone
who
would
like
to
speak
on
the
presentation?
Do
you
have
any
speaker
cards
for
that?
Okay,
all
right,
so
I
would
like
to
ask
Dr
Martin
griss
from
the
association
of
the
Mountain
View
cert,
to
join
me
at
the
lectern.
A
Now
I
on
behalf
of
our
mayor,
Allison
Hicks,
along
with
my
councils,
colleagues,
do
hereby
Proclaim
April
16th
through
April
22nd
as
National
volunteer
week,
and
you
know
I
just
like
to
say
that
volunteering
really
has
a
very,
very
old
history
in
the
United
States,
when
Alex
De
tocqueville
visited
America
during
colonial
times.
It
was
one
of
the
things
that
he
said
distinguished
us
from
our
you
know
from
our
Colonial,
the
mother
countries.
A
E
Hearing
the
list
I
realize
I'm
only
volunteering
for
a
small
number
of
them
as
a
cert
member,
as
at
one
of
the
local
schools,
when
I
retired,
as
a
professor
I
said
what
can
I
volunteer
as
and
I
became
involved
with,
sir,
as
a
professor
I
worked
with
emergency
response,
insert
we
organize
our
neighborhood
find
a
number
of
people
who
would
like
to
help
each
other
neighbors,
helping
neighbors,
acquiring
supplies
and
equipment,
getting
the
training,
organizing
and
working
with
others,
and
that's
what
we
do.
Thank
you.
E
A
B
I
just
wanted
to
thank
Martin
and
all
the
other
volunteers
in
the
city,
particularly
right
now
those
who
are
working
on
cert
during
our
recent
downwards
and
Atmos
atmospheric
Rivers
I
think
all
of
the
council
members
got
a
lot
of
emails
from
people
who
were
concerned
about
emergency
response
and
grateful
to
people
working
on
Emergency
Response
through
cert
and
looking
to
see,
maybe
that
program
evolved
to
include
things
like
response
to
atmospheric
rivers
and
flooding.
So
thank
you
again.
Martin.
F
A
A
G
A
Now
we
are
going
to
move
on
to
item
four,
which
is
the
consent
calendar.
These
items
will
be
approved
by
one
motion
unless
any
member
of
the
council
wishes
to
remove
an
item
for
discussion.
If
you,
if
you
would
like
to
speak
on
this
item
or
the
next
item
in
person,
please
submit
a
blue
speaker
card
to
the
city
clerk.
Now,
if
you
haven't
already
done
so
mayor
Hicks,
do
you
have
an
announcement
to
make.
B
H
I
A
A
H
So
yes,
I,
wouldn't
be
happy
to
make
a
motion
to
approve
the
consent.
Calendar
which
includes
item
4.2,
adopt
a
resolution
amending
resolution
number
one,
eight,
two:
five
zero
prohibiting
and
restricting
parking
on
designated
streets
or
portions
thereof,
to
designate
additional
locations
where
vehicle
parking
in
excess
of
two
hours
between
9,
A.M
and
6
PM
is
prohibited.
Pursuant
to
Mountain
View
city
code,
section
19.95
a
to
be
read
in
title.
H
Only
further
reading
waived
item
4.4
adopt
a
resolution
of
the
city
council
of
the
city
of
Mountain,
View,
approving
on
appropriation
Amendment
and
appropriation
Amendment
to
the
fiscal
year,
2022-23
general
non-operating
fund
to
increase
expenditures
by
38
thousand
dollars
for
the
purchase
of
one
Fast
Response
Ambulance
vehicle
to
be
read
entitled
only
further.
Reading
waived
in
item
4.5
adopt
a
resolution
of
the
city
council
of
the
city
of
Mountain
View
to
comply
with
State
housing
laws
to
be
read
entitled
only
further
reading
waived.
So
it's
the
balance
of
the
consent
calendar,
excluding
item
4.3.
A
You
and
do
we
have
a
secondary
okay.
You
want
to
push
the
button
all
right,
so
council,
member
ABI,
Koga
moved
and
councilmember
Ramirez.
Second,
is
there
any
discussion
on
this
item?
No,
seeing
none!
Okay,
because
we
have
a
member
joining
virtually.
We
have
to
take
roll
calls
so
clerk.
Will
you
take
a
roll
call.
C
A
J
Thank
you.
Do
you
want
both
questions
and
comments
or
just
questions?
Why
don't
you
start
with
questions?
Okay,
I
do
have
a
question,
and
that
is
if
the,
if
we
just
left
things
as
they
were
with
the
city
funding
the
update
to
the
downtown
precise
plan,
that's
currently
scheduled
in
the
CIP,
would
the
scope
be
any
different
than
what
is
proposed
in
the
Grant
application.
K
Council,
member
Artesia
vastavas
is,
and
city
manager,
community
development
director.
Well,
the
scope
would
be
different
in
that
we
would
at
least
study
one
option
that
would
be
consistent
with
the
MTC
Grant.
If
we
did
move
forward
with
the
grant
in
in
the
other
option
that
they
wouldn't
necessarily
be
that
requirement.
D
Thank
you
vice
mayor
I
have
a
few
questions
pertaining
to
the
level
of
discretion
that
the
city
would
retain
or
sacrifice
in
accepting
the
grant.
So
the
staff
report
and
several
of
the
responses
to
council
questions
submitted
in
advance
of
the
meeting
suggests
that
there
is
no
penalty
for
deviating
from
the
standards
prescribed
by
MTC.
Is
that
right.
K
In
that
case
they
didn't
end
up
accepting
I'm,
adopting
a
specific
plan
that
adhered
to
those
requirements,
and
so
they
gave
that
as
a
comparison
and
said
that,
once
once
we
made
the
decision
or
the
option
was
picked
not
to
comply,
then
future
funding
would
would
not
be
available.
But
at
least
up
until
the
time
we
studied
the
options
we
could.
They
wouldn't
claw
back
the
funding.
That
was
the
General
discussion
based
on
Pastor,
past
practice
and
experience.
Okay,.
K
Well,
the
MTC
application
does
say
that
you
is
this
an
intent
right,
and
so
it's
a
requirement
if
you
apply
for
the
grant
that
you're
at
least
intending
to
look
at
that
it
doesn't
commit
the
city
to
to
adopt.
The
city
always
will
have
flexibility.
It's
just
a
question
of
funding.
For
example,
the
future
one
barrier
grants
they're
called
the
old
bag
grants
will
be
targeted
towards
areas
that
comply
with
those
requirements,
so
future
infrastructure
funding.
For
example,
it's
not
that
the
cities
have
to
adopt
the
requirements.
D
Okay,
so
that's
that's
consistent
with
the
response
to
council
member
matichak's
question.
We
would
be
studying
the
MTC
policy
development
standards
anyway,
because
we
would
be
required
to
adopt
them
if
we
want
to
benefit
from
some
of
the
infrastructure
grants
that
are
available
that
are
tied
to
that
policy.
Is
that
right,
right.
K
D
K
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
if
the
city
used
their
own
funding
and
chose
not
to
look
at
the
MTC
criteria
and
chose
not
to
be
interested
in
future
infrastructure
funding
for
the
obag
grants,
then
they
they
wouldn't
have
to
even
review
it
as
an
option.
That's
the
functional
difference,
but
if
we
accepted
the
grant,
we
would
at
least
study
it
as
an
option.
The
council
could
weigh
whether
this
was
important,
whether
you
know
it
was
something
they
wanted
to
do,
but
they
wouldn't.
They
would
have
full
flexibility
to
adopt
something
entirely
different.
Okay,.
D
D
K
I
would
say
that
that
with
the
MTC
about
was,
we've
always
wanted
Council
to
have
options
and
we
always
develop
options.
What,
if
the
council
didn't
pick
the
option?
You
know
we
were
very
Frank,
so
I
I
believe
we've
been
very
honest
with
MTC
about
the
process
we
intend
to
use
and
the
fact
that
Council
will
have
full
flexibility
to
adopt
whatever
option
they
want
to
pick
and
that's
been
very
frankly,
discussed
with
MTC.
A
A
L
Members
of
the
council.
Thank
you
for
pulling
this
item
for
discussion.
I've
already
talked
to
each
of
you,
so
I'll.
Just
repeat
my
key
points.
I,
don't
believe
that
the
city
council
should
vote
to
approve
the
MTC
Grant
MTC
has
made
its
Grant
guidelines
clear
and
they
are
not
right
for
the
downtown.
There
is
no
carve
out
for
our
historic
retail
and
restaurant
District.
Preserving
its
character
has
been
a
top
Council
and
Community
priority.
L
Also,
a
large
upzoning
of
both
residential
and
office
at
the
same
time
threatens
to
worsen
the
jobs
housing
imbalance
which
is
ripping
apart.
The
social
fabric
of
our
community
staff
has
undertaken
this
Grant
application
with
no
significant
Outreach
to
the
affected
residents
policy.
Decisions
like
whether
to
apply
for
this
grant
should
be
made
by
Council,
not
staff.
Please
vote
no,
then
engage
the
community
to
determine
what
the
future
of
our
downtown
should
be.
Thank
you.
M
I
am,
of
course,
here
to
express
my
concern
about
the
application
for
the
MTC
Grant
and
just
listening
to
what's
evolved
tonight.
It's
not
clear
to
me
the
flexibility
that
we
would
have
and
it
is
sort
of
apart
from
what
I
was
going
to
say,
I,
just
wonder
if
we
can't
get
some
Assurance
in
writing
that
we
do
not
have
to
adhere
to
their
guidelines.
M
Two
concerns
I'm
going
to
focus
on
one
I
do
want
to
say,
of
course,
in
terms
of
office.
Space
I
have
a
concern
about
the
overbuilding
of
office
space
and
the
proportion
of
domestic
space
being
built
as
well,
but
my
real
Focus
tonight
is
on
a
word.
That's
already
been
used.
That
I
think
is
near
and
dear
to
all
of
us
who
love
Mountain,
View
and
that
is
character
and
I
think
we
have
to
work
very
hard
to
preserve
the
character
of
Mountain
View.
M
N
Hello
good
evening,
council
members,
mayor
staff,
my
name
is
Hala
alshowani
and
I'm
a
long
time
resident
of
Mountain
View
I
just
wanted
to
express
my
great
concern
about
accepting
this
NTC
Grant
I'm
hugely
concerned
about
it,
because
I
think
it
will
allow
the
increase
of
office
and
possibly
residential,
but
mostly
office
space
in
our
downtown
I.
Think
in
the
past,
in
many
of
the
meetings
we've
had
about
preserving
the
characteristics
of
downtown
and
how
precious
and
important
that
is
to
all
of
us
who
live
in
Mountain
View,
not
just
in
Old
Mountain
View.
N
This.
This
grant
would
tie
us
up,
even
though
it
says
that
there's
some
going
to
be
some
flexibility
for
the
council
to
accept
or
reject
I
fear
that
without
knowing
all
the
details
very
clearly
and
without
having
a
transparency
and
discussion
with
the
public
and
Outreach.
So
we
all
understand
what
we
might
get
into
I.
Think
it's
not
a
good
choice.
To
make
I
hear
that
the
requests
of
the
community
in
the
last
two
or
three
years
to
preserve
the
downtown
character
characteristics
will
be
lost
basically
and
the
office
buildings
are.
N
P
O
O
When
a
office
project
came
forward,
there
wasn't
a
lot
of
oh,
we
should
think
about
it.
It
was
outraged
from
the
community
that
something
that
size
can
happen
in
our
area
and
if
you
look
at
the
MTC
guidelines,
what
that's
saying
is
more
sobrato
projects
could
be
okay,
council
member
Ramirez
asked
the
question.
What,
if
we
go
into
this,
knowing
that
we're
not
going
to
make
this
decision
to
me,
that
would
be
an
act
of
bad
faith.
Mtc
has
been
very
clear.
This
is
what
we
expect
you
to
look
at.
This
is
our
downtown.
O
This
is
my
downtown
I.
Don't
want
MTC
telling
me
what
to
do
here.
We
have
seen
enough
cases
where
the
state
has
said.
This
is
what
you
have
to
do.
If
we
have
to
spend
our
time
during
this
process,
analyzing
a
a
an
approach
that
we
don't
believe
will
ever
be
approved.
Then
it's
going
to
distract
us
from
doing
what
we
need
to
do.
What
do
we
want
downtown?
What
do
we
want
it
to
be?
Reject
this?
O
A
Q
Q
F
I,
dare
members
mayor
and
staff
I
have
concerns
about
the
potential
impact
of
pursuing
MTC
grant
funding
for
updating
the
downtown
course
plan.
Currently
without
a
clear
plan
for
revitalizing
the
downtown
area
and
uncertainty
around
the
future
of
business
operations,
post
coverage
19.,
it
might
not
be
the
best
time
to
apply
MTC
grant
for
such
use
in.
Additionally,
it
is
important
to
consider
the
potential
unintended
consequence
of
aligning
with
MTC
Grant
goals
if
it
means
creating
more
office
space
dead
zones
in
the
downtown
area.
F
It's
important
to
maintain
the
liveliveness
and
vibrancy
of
the
downtown,
as
these
are
all
we
are
all
very,
enjoying
and
proud
of
as
Mountain
View
residents.
Even
these
factors,
it
may
be
better
to
focus
on
the
Moffitt
Boulevard
MTC
application
at
this
time
and
now
to
pursue
MTC
grant
funding
for
updating
the
downtown
precise
plan.
Thank
you.
This
is
all
I
have
to
say
today.
R
Yeah,
this
is
actually
David
Lewis,
but
it's
closed
with
the
old
Mountain
View
neighborhood
association.
I've
been
a
resident
here
for
17
years
and
with
regard
to
the
item,
I
I
said.
Surely
hope
you
vote
against
this
once
I
think
you
start
this
you're
going
to
end
up
accepting
the
money
and
then
it's
going
to
go
on
and
on
from
there
and
I
I.
Don't
think
that's
a
great
thing!
I
I,
don't
even
know
why
you
would
consider
this
if
you
are
not
going
to
con,
actually
consider
what
you're
studying.
R
If
you
want
to
study
this
end,
you
know
MTC
thing,
but
you
have
no
intention
of
ever
accepting
it.
Why?
Why
even
do
it?
I
was
internally
hope.
The
council,
instead
of
this,
chooses,
preserve
the
nature
of
Downtown
Mountain
View.
Don't
convert
Downtown
Mountain
View
to
an
urban
Canyon
with
five
or
six
story:
Office
Buildings
along
it?
R
We
don't
need
more
offices
and
more
employees
coming
in
here
we
need
more
housing.
We
need
more
affordable
housing
for
the
folks
we
already
have
and
we
need
viable
downtown
retail
I
would
say
why
give
developers
brought
more
profit
from
Office
Buildings
that
will
we
would
be
stuck
with
forever.
There's
a
nice
example
downtown
a
big
white
building
that
probably
there
another
50
years.
R
S
Yes,
thank
you
mayor
and
council
members,
also
on
livable,
Mountain,
View
and
long-term
resident.
I'm
also
wish
to
agree
with
the
prior
statements
about
the
problems
and
the
concerns
with
this
Grant
and
I
would
like
to
also
add
that
there
is
nothing
that
I'm
aware
of
in
this
document.
That
does
in
fact
make
any
mention
or
effort
to
protect
our
historic,
core
and
I
believe
that
this
is
a
purposeful
omission
and
we
should
take
that
as
a
warning.
S
Yes,
there
could
be
a
billion
dollars
that
we
have
to
use
for
other
purposes,
but
at
the
same
time,
once
we
study
this
I
believe
the
ripple
effect
will
show
that
any
sort
of
compliance
with
these
density
numbers
would
create
a
ripple
effect.
In
many
many,
perhaps
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
for
increased
students
needing
more
schools
are
changing.
Updating
our
sewers
water
and
mostly
the
loss
of
history
for
our
our
city
and
our
loss
of
retail
and
restaurants.
S
That
is
simply
Irreplaceable
I
would
suggest
we
look
for
a
minute
at
Sunnyvale
what
has
put
up
massive
walls
of
offices
with
generic
shops.
On
the
first
floor,
that
people
just
go
in
and
out
of,
there's
no
environment
that
with
which
to
welcome
people
to
stay
and
also
the
fantasy,
that
putting
in
more
housing
would
somehow
accommodate
these
new
offices
when,
in
fact,
we
know
that
there
are
outside
pressures
such
as
Stanford
looking
to
Mountain
View
to
provide
the
housing
that
Stanford
is
being
required
to
provide
for
its
development.
S
T
You
know:
I've
been
living
in
Downtown,
Mountain
View
for
24
years,
since
1999
and
I've
been
watching
its
character
being
chipped
away
and
and
now
it's
being
chunked
away,
I've
been
seeing
it
chipped
away,
I've
been
seeing
it
chunked
away,
and
you
know
it's
it's
a
really
big
disappointment
and
that
that
the
you
know
the
historic
character,
the
retail
district
and
this
unlimited
growth
of
office
I
mean
there's
so
much
office
space,
that's
empty
everywhere
and
I.
Don't
know
why
these
developers
want
to
build
offices.
T
I
mean
it's
just
it's
so
counter-intuitive,
and
and
now
this
the
scrap
money
I
mean
who's
it
easier
on.
Is
it
easier
on
the
citizens
of
Mountain
View,
or
is
it
easier
on
just
receiving
the
money
to
be
able
to
put
play
and
plan
with
the
money?
I
mean
I'm,
just
trying
to
think
of
of
the
purpose
and
what's
really
important
in
the
long
run?
T
Is
it
in
the
long
run
important
to
preserve
what
we
have,
what
is
kind
of
essential
to
the
character
of
this
town
and
what
has
brought
people
here
in
the
first
place?
Otherwise,
tall
buildings
and
offices
don't
bring
people
anywhere
anyway.
It
has.
It
has
been
a
disappointment,
and
you
know
what
mountain
view
is
now
is
not
the
Mountain
View
that
has
brought
us
here.
A
U
Hello
Council
Rocio
from
catalyze
SV.
Here
we
are
a
community-based
organization
that
specializes
in
community
engagement,
particularly
around
development
topics.
We
have
seen
similar
concerns
to
what
we're
hearing
here
in
Mountain
View
from
various
communities
in
the
Bay
Area,
where
residents
want
to
see
more
housing,
want
to
see
development,
but
want
assurances
that
it's
going
to
be
based
in
their
Community
Values
in
the
needs
that
they
see
on
the
ground
in
the
fabric
of
their
communities,
and
they
want
to
be
heard.
U
So,
as
we
continue
to
reach
out
to
communities
and
City
councils,
we
want
to
encourage
all
of
you
to
consider
involving
your
non-profit
Partners
in
the
community
engagement
process.
The
Grant
application
includes
a
lot
of
language
about
Outreach
Community
workshops,
but
there
is
no
mention
of
you
know.
What
type
of
consultant
will
be
able
to
do
that
work
overall,
generally,
public
affairs,
consultants
and
other
Consultants
have
a
very
prescribed
way
of
doing
community
engagement.
U
So
we
definitely
encourage
you
to
consider
some
out
of
the
box
approaches
to
how
to
reach
out
to
the
community
and
really
help
them
feel
heard.
Help
them
inform
the
plans
as
they
move
forward,
so
that
all
of
these
concerns
that
you're
hearing
today
are
part
of
future
proposals
and
future
development
plans,
so
that
we
can
see
more
developments
in
our
community
that
are
really
rooted
in
the
in
the
space
where
they
are.
The
Downtown
Mountain
View
area
is
a
perfect
example
of
something
that
the
residents
really
value
as
part
of
their
daily
life.
U
Some
of
them
today
said
that
they
can
walk
there
and
we
wouldn't
want
to
change
that
in
the
future,
and
we
would
want
to
work
with
a
developer
or
public
affairs
firm.
Who
is
amenable
to
that
feedback?
So
definitely
encourage
you
all
to
consider
your
CBO
Partners
As.
You
move
forward.
Thank
you.
So
much.
V
V
One
of
the
reasons
I
moved
here,
one
of
the
primary
reasons
I
moved
here
was
the
vibrancy
or
downtown
I
chair,
the
historic
preservation
subcommittee
of
the
Old
Mountain
View
neighborhood
association
and
thus
I
pay
close
attention
to
matters
that
could
impact
our
downtown's
historic
core
tonight.
However,
I'm
speaking
on
my
own
behalf
and
not
that
of
the
Old
Mountain
View
neighborhood
association.
V
What
concerns
me
about
this
MTC
Grant,
as
Louise
just
pointed
out,
is
that
its
conditions
make
no
exception
for
our
our
historic
core,
meaning
any
of
our
historic
buildings.
Some
dating
back
to
the
1800s
could
be
in
jeopardy.
Now
1.2
million
seems
like
a
lot
of
money.
That
is
until
you
factor
into
potential
costs
to
our
downtown,
and
the
risk
would
posed
to
the
downtown's,
architectural
Treasures,
pedestrian
appeal
and
economic
vibrancy
that
have
taken
decades
in
some
cases
more
than
a
century
to
evolve.
V
W
W
So
with
Mountain
View
yummy,
we
did
a
walking
tour
for
the
the
housing
element
and
on
that
tour,
when
we
got
to
our
destination,
which
was
right,
downtown
right
by
the
train
station,
a
stranger
walked
up
and
just
kind
of
out
of
the
blue
was
complaining
about
the
the
new
apartments
right
across
from
the
train
station.
That
are
pretty
short,
and
it
was
just
like
that
was
a
missed
opportunity
and
I
agree
with
the
other
speakers
that
that
sobrato
project
was
bad,
but
I
think
the
solution
is.
W
We
need
to
do
this
planning
process
and
we
need
to
get
support
because
it's
going
to
be
offensive,
so
the
downtown
precise
plan,
I
think,
is
a
weakness
of
the
housing
element
and
I
think
it
will
look
bad
if
we're
turning
down
grant
money
to
commit
to
regionally
agreed
upon
principles
to
reduce
commutes
like
these
are
good
things.
I,
don't
understand
why
this
is
bad
to
to
get
support
from
MTC
and
finally,
Mountain
View
is
not
a
small
town.
It's
home
to
Google
we're
in
the
middle
of
Silicon.
W
A
G
G
My
concern
moving
forward
is
that
we
are
sensitive
to
maintaining
the
character
and
charm
that
makes
our
downtown
as
special
as
it
is.
In
addition,
every
speaker,
I've
heard
here
tonight,
I
absolutely
agree
with
their
concerns,
as
mine
are
exactly
are
what
they
are
I,
don't
want
to
live
in
a
canyon
I,
don't
want
to
walk
downtown
and
be
in
a
canyon,
downtown
Sunnyvale
with
all
their
new
apartments.
G
X
Hello
Mountain
View
has
its
own
character.
It
is
found
in
the
downtown.
The
city
must
preserve
the
historic
Center
of
Mountain
View,
its
many
and
diverse
restaurants.
It
was
once
called
food
Street
and
charming
and
useful
retail
intensifying
the
density
in
downtown
will
add
to
the
imbalance
of
offices
versus
retail
and
places
to
live.
These
issues
are
important
to
me:
I
like
being
able
to
walk
downtown
to
eat,
poke
around
in
bookstores
or
buy
something
clothing.
X
X
The
disintegration
of
Democracy
in
America
is
much
in
the
news
from
the
January
6
attack
on
the
nation's
capital
to
suppressing
voters,
rights
in
the
Bay
Area
I.
Think
many
of
us
look
down
on
States
like
Tennessee
for
kicking
out
elected
representatives
in
Mountain
View.
We
cannot
take
that
attitude
because
our
own
city
government
would
allow
the
character
of
the
city
to
be
obliterated
and
decisions
made
by
unelected
staff
without
the
citizens.
Knowing
about
the
effort
or
voting
on
it.
Y
Z
Z
The
we
believe
the
offices
in
many
rich
places
like
our
downtown,
would
hold
a
competitive
advantage
over
those
in
single
purpose
office.
Parks,
the
combination
of
accessibility,
diverse
amenities
and
the
vibrancy
of
mixed-use
environment
could
make
downtown
an
attractive
location
for
employers
and
employees,
visitors
and
residents
by
incentivizing
businesses
to
migrate
to
downtown
from
other
areas.
In
Mountain
View,
we
can
create
a
more
efficient
use
of
urban
space,
Foster
a
sense
of
community
and
encourage
pedestrian
friendly
environment.
Z
Finally,
if
there's
an
issue
with
the
process
around
the
selection
of
downtown
versus
Moffett
for
this
planning,
it
seems
reasonable
to
me
to
us
to
merge
those
two
zones
into
a
single
planning
area,
if
that's
at
all
possible,
and
if
that
is
a
solution
to
the
question
of
which
area
we
want
to
do.
Planning
of
thank
you.
AA
Testing
one
two:
okay,
my
only
comment
is
this:
in
San,
Antonio
was
developed
not
too
long
ago.
It
was
a
a
mixed
use
environment
and
it
was
basically
assumed
that
Twitter,
sorry,
meta
or
Facebook
was
going
to
be
a
long-term
resident
of
the
office
complexes
and,
as
we
now
know,
that
is
actually
now
going
through,
and
so
the
real
problem
that
I'm
trying
to
address
is
that
this
area
is
going
through.
AA
A
significant
shift
ever
since
covet
hit
the
corporate
environment
around
here
has
has
finally
learned
that
being
in
this
environment
is
not
as
critical
as
as
people
believe,
and
so
it's
on
the
same.
At
the
same
note,
we
are
now
having
increasingly
High
interest
rates
and
cost
of
borrowing
that's
going
to
make
projects
practically
unfeasible.
There
are
record
numbers
of
projects
are
being
canceled
at
this
time,
as
well
as
record
numbers
of
of
properties
going
into
foreclosure.
AB
What
you
have
to
understand
is
that
developers
are
always
two
years
in
advance
if
they
can
get
their
way
by
dangling
something
at
you,
then
they'll
turn
on
the
forces
of
pressure.
You
lose
the
city,
you
will
not
get
it
back.
It's
very
simple!
My
father
Built
San,
Jose
State.
Okay,
that's
the
reason.
I
came
here
when
I
was
seven
years
old,
I
used
to
say
to
him
wow
dad.
Why
are
you
going
to
see
the
council
in
the
building
thing
again?
Aren't
you
afraid
of
that?
And
he
goes?
No.
No.
AB
No
councils
always
want
to
mitigate
everything
and
I
go.
What
do
you
mean?
He
goes
I'm
50
already
to
the
goal.
I
only
have
to
take
a
quarter
of
the
next
50
and
I
can
build
what
I
want.
That
is
the
mentality.
My
father
would
have
put
a
10-story
building
on
the
size
of
a
driveway.
If
he
could,
he
doesn't
care
he's
not
going
to
live
there.
AB
So
you
understand
that
that's
where
we're
coming
from
here.
If
you
want
a
cold
cold
environment,
then
let
the
developers,
what
they've
been
doing-
hey
I,
promise
you
to
put
Consortium
businesses
under
the
buildings.
How
many
of
those
have
been
busy
lately
every
building
you
go
to
has
those
underneath
and
they're
all
empty,
because
why
it
was
a
dangle.
AB
Hey
follow
me
the
last
time
I
want
to
say
that
is
that
15
years
ago
I
was
here
when
Caltrain
okay,
they
were
they
wanted
to
change
the
zoning
on
Evelyn
avenue,
all
those
second
and
third
generation
shops
and
they'll
be
said,
and
the
government
came
in
and
said
you
don't
do
that
we're
going
to
pull
our
10
million
dollar
a
year.
Funding
assist
you,
of
course
the
council
caved
and
now
what
you
have
is
all
those
businesses
are
gone
and
you
have
Instead
This,
five-story,
300
apartment.
AC
That's
where
density
does
belong.
That
is,
in
fact,
what
places
like
this
are
for.
That's
why
we
have
billions
of
dollars
of
Transit
infrastructure
going
into
that
Transportation
corridor
from
the
state
and
federal
government
over
the
next
10
years,
like
this,
like
that,
that's
what
we're
here
to
do
so
if
there
is
any
way
to
have
a
re,
a
plan
that
brings
people
to
downtown
with
yes
taller
buildings,
10
story,
buildings
belong
on
major
multi-billion
dollar
Transit
corridors
to
you
know
absolutely
do
it,
and
anyway,
thanks.
AD
AD
Get
the
money
just
take
it,
get
the
money
use
it.
Do
the
study
give
back
whatever
you
don't
use
I
mean
come
on.
That's
what
planners
are
for
read
the
staff
report.
It
talks
about
how
there's
no
commitment
that
is
working
towards
stuff
there.
There
are
issues
with
the
the
minimum
required
far
for
the
offices,
but
that
residential
can
be
preferred.
So
there
are
ways
to
kind
of
shift
the
balance
and
set
things
up.
AD
That's
what
that's
what
we,
our
lovely
planning
department,
is
for
they're
good
people,
they're
smart,
they
they
are
engaged
with
the
community
to
clean
it
out
here
tonight.
Come
on.
Have
some
faith
in
the
city,
but
Dad
take
the
money.
1.2
million
dollars
is
not
nothing.
That's
that's
a
good
amount
for
planning
to
take
it.
Use
it.
That's
what
it's
there
for.
AD
A
AA
A
D
I
think
it
would
be
helpful
to
better
understand
the
trade-offs
or
sacrifices
being
made
depending
on
how
the
vote
goes.
I
I'm
inclined
to
agree
that
1.2
million
dollars
is
not
trivial.
So
if
we
decline
the
grant,
what
what
do
we
risk
leaving
unfunded
what
projects
Would
we
not
be
able
to
proceed
with.
K
D
K
There
are
a
couple
of
concerns
that
we
have.
There
aren't
enough
properties
on
Moffett
that
have
the
development
potential
and
we
have
some
concerns
about
the
densities
that
might
have
to
be
used
to
comply.
The
current
densities
in
the
general
plan
are
70
to
75
units
to
the
acre,
and
it's
it's
not
clear
how
it'll
all
lay
out,
just
because
there
aren't
enough
properties.
Also
MTC
said
that
the
potential
in
that
area
is
not
significant
enough
for
us
to
be
competitive
and
that
downtown
was
better
because
of
the
area.
K
D
K
D
K
That
was
a
given
for
us.
It
was
never
intended
to
apply
to
the
historic,
which
is
why
we've
provided
the
alternative
tables,
because
what
we
want
to
well
I've
been
talking
to
MTC
about
is
just
as
they
are
carving
out
single
family.
They
should
be
carving
out
historic
buildings
and
districts,
because
that
is
a
key
component
of
downtown
that
we
would
never
recommend
developing.
D
That
would
be
helpful
to
understand
a
little
bit
better,
I
think
and
then
the
last
question
I
have
is
another
risk
that
you
identified
is
that-
and
this
is
outside
of
just
acceptance
of
the
grant
but
declining
to
adopt
the
development
standards
prescribed
by
MTC.
It
sounds
like
if
we
do
that,
then
we
would
become
ineligible
for
certain
future
funding
opportunities
and
staff
lists
infrastructure
projects.
D
Can
you
help
us
better
understand,
or
at
least
me
I'll
speak
for
myself?
What
does
compliance
with
the
transit
oriented
communities
policy
mean?
Does
it
have
to
be
downtown?
Is
there
a
different
area
that
we
could
choose
to
adopt
those
development
standards,
and
is
that
funding
city-wide
or
is
it
specific
to
downtown
and
tied
to
the
to
this
precise
Plan
update.
D
J
Of
matter
check
thanks
so
I'm
glad
we
had
the
opportunity
to
discuss
this
and
have
public
input.
I
do
have
concerns
about
accepting
the
grant.
I,
don't
think
the
availability
of
a
grant
should
be
something
that
drives
requirements,
whether
it
be
requirements
for
density
or
requirements
for
anything
else.
J
There
hasn't
been
a
lot
of
public
input.
Yet
on
the
actual,
precise
plan-
and
you
know
we
don't
really
know
if
people
would
support
that
amount
of
density
they
might
we
just
don't
know,
but
tying
it
to
the
grant
is
troubling
for
me,
I
think.
What
we
do
know
is
that
a
lot
of
people
have
concerns
about
accepting
the
grant
that
came
through
loud
and
clear
tonight,
as
well
as
the
emails
we
received
prior
to
the
meeting
tonight.
J
J
I
I
don't
think
it
would
be
good
to
head
down
the
path
with
their
Grant
and
then
say:
oh
nope,
we're
going
to
stop
because
we
actually
got
a
lot
of
public
input
and
the
requirements
are
not
ones
that
the
public
wants
and
so
we're
going
to
stop
using
the
grant
funding.
I
just
would
rather
for
us
to
remain
independent
on
this
one
and
use
the
money
we've
already
allocated
in
the
CIP.
For
the
update
to
the
downtown
precise
plan.
J
You
know,
we've
had
a
lot
of
local
control
taken
away.
I,
don't
think
we
need
any
more.
So
I
would
like
to
make
a
motion
that
the
city
withdraws
the
Grant
application
to
MTC
for
the
updates
to
the
downtown
precise
plan
and
that
the
city
continues
with
the
CIP
project,
to
update
to
the
downtown
precise
plan.
A
AE
Sure
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
logistically
add
the
discussion
comments
along
with
them.
Speaking
on
the
motion,
I
think
I'll
just
go
we'll
see,
yeah
we'll
just
go
out
like
that.
I
I
I
totally
understand
that
there
was
a
lot
of
fear
and
concern.
I.
Think
one
of
the
things
is
always
to
ensure
fears
are
valid.
You
you
can
feel
your
feelings.
One
of
the
things,
though
I
think
about,
is
like
one
of
the
comments
we
don't
want
to
live
in
a
canyon,
that's
valid
here.
AE
AE
The
the
most
important
I'm
kind
of
sad,
because
I
was
not
the
one
that
asked
this
question
I
asked
a
number
of
questions
that
I
felt
addressed
a
lot
of
the
concerns
it.
It
should
be
in
our
Council
packets,
if
you
all,
have
a
chance
to
but
I
question
number
four
in
the
council
questions
when
we
first
got
this
Paul
our
agenda
with
this
item
we
don't
have
a
community
input.
We
don't
yet
have
Community
input
on
this
policy.
AE
AE
There
are
a
lot
of
grants
that
are
given
to
cities
so
that,
like
you,
have
more
people
looking
at
a
policy
I've
seen
many
policies
fail
where
cities
have
gotten
grants
to
to
study
and
look
into
it.
Doesn't
getting
the
money
from
the
grant?
Doesn't
automatically
say
that
the
council
is
going
to
adopt
this
policy
and
I
I
want
to
give
our
community
that
option
to
consider
the
policy,
because
Transit
Orient,
Transit
oriented
Community
policies
is
a
climate
change
policy
and
it
is,
our
planet
is
dying.
We
have
to
deal
with
climate
change.
AE
We
have
to
deal
with
climate
resiliency
I
want
us
to
at
least
have
the
question.
We
have
a
lot
of
public
comment
now
and
in
opposition
to
this,
and
if
that
is
the
outcome
of
our
downtown
precise
plan,
so
be
it
that
that
the
community
has
spoken.
But
technically
we
haven't
gone
through
our
formal
process
yet
and
we're
just
taking
the
money
so
that
we
can
do
more
to
make
our
community
great
I,
like
I,
said
before
I'm
down
to
return
it
if
we're
so
scared
but
I.
AF
Great
thank
you
vice
mayor,
so
I
guess
I'd
like
to
say
to
kind
of
take
a
step
back
and
bifurcate
the
conversation
and
say
I've
often
heard
my
colleagues
on
the
Deus
talk
about
the
personal
experiences
they
bring
to
their
policy
making,
for
example,
vice
mayor
a
civil
engineer,
and
you
talk
about
that
background.
Often
our
our
mayors
of
retired
city,
planner
and
my
background
is
in
public
administration.
That's
what
I
I
was
a
local
government
management,
fellow
for
the
international
City
County
management
association.
AF
So
tonight
to
me
this
is
not
even
so
much
about
the
grant,
but
to
me
a
question
of
good
governance
and
public
policy,
and
for
for
me
my
understanding
and
in
California.
We
practice
a
council
manager
form
of
government
where
the
council
sets
the
policy
and
staff
implements
and
it
when
this
came
forward.
AF
We
had
to
pull
it,
so
we
could
discuss
it
and
then
we
in
in
my
in
my
viewpoint
my
perspective,
is
that
this
should
have
been
an
opportunity
for
transparency
and
for
the
community
to
have
given
input
prior
to
applying
for
a
grant
on
making
a
decision
on
going
forward
with
instead
of
at
the
time
it
was
the
downtown
precise
planet
and
the
Moffett
Boulevard
precise
plan.
In
the
middle
of
that
staff
made
the
decision
to
withdraw
and
move
forward
with
the
downtown
precise
plan.
AF
It's
that
council
at
least
the
full
Council
that
can
participate
when
discussing
downtown,
was
not
able
to
have
a
discussion
on
some
of
the
questions.
I
know
that
our
public
cannot
see
this.
There
are
nearly
five
pages
of
council
questions
about
this
item
and
that
to
me
also
shows
that
this
again
should
not
have
been
a
consent
item.
So
all
of
that
to
say
I
just
want
to
make
clear
that
it
isn't
necessarily
about
what
will
or
will
not
happen
should
we
accept
the
grant.
AF
A
Yeah
I'm
I'm,
going
back
to
my
experience
as
a
civil
engineer
and
having
applied
for
many
grants
and
a
couple
situations
I
even
got
to
help
give
out
grants
which
was
lots
more
fun
than
applying.
Let
me
tell
you,
but
anyway
it
is
standard
operating
procedure
for
staff,
to
recognize
that
you
know
we
need
funding
for
various
things
and
to
go
look
for
Grants
to
do
that.
A
But
one
of
the
things
that's
odd
about
this
one-
or
it
seems
a
little
odd
about
this
one-
is
that
embedded
in
it
are
policies
that,
for
you
know,
densities,
that
for
the
area
we're
considering
are
are
outside
what
you
know
what
we
would
probably
jump
to
immediately.
You
know
it's
not,
so
there
is
a
sense
that
there
is
some
policy
Direction
in
this
grant.
A
Now
that
often
happens
and
when
you
particularly
when
I
ran
a
non-profit,
I
I,
it
was
we,
it
was
the
San
Francisco,
Creek,
Watershed,
Council
and
and
San
Francisco
streaming.
So
we
went
after
a
lot
of
money
that
would
help
to
make
it
a
better
steelhead
stream,
but
I
found
as
the
Director
that
I
had
to
be
very,
very
careful
to
apply
for
things
that
fit
into
our
goals
and
not
drove
our
goals,
and
that's
really
I
think
what
we're
talking
about
here.
You
know
we
all
agree.
A
I,
think
that
we
want
to
do
a
precise
plan
for
the
downtown,
because
it's
out
of
you
know
it's
out
of
date.
It
needs
to
be
redone
and
we
also
want
to
do
one
for
Moffett,
but
we're
not
going
to
do
that
with
this
money,
because
that
that
syrup
assailed
and
we
want
to
protect
the
the
historic
blocks.
I
think
everyone
agrees
with
that.
A
There's
no
dissension
of
that,
but
that's
that
would
require
some
fancy
footwork
with
this
grant,
which
we
might
be
able
to
do,
but
it
would
so
so
this
one
I
find
to
be
a
little
bit.
You
know
Rocky
this.
This
is
a
question
and
I
would
also,
but
normally
we
don't
have
the
public
discussion
about
going
for
the
grant.
That's
what
we're
doing
tonight
we're
not
accepting
the
money,
we're
saying
we're
giving
staff
the
permission
to
apply
formally
with
this
resolution.
They
might
reject
our
grant.
A
We
might
you
know
we
might
not
make
the
cut,
that's
also
a
real
possibility,
but
but
anyway,
so
that's
where
we
are
we're
applying
for
the
grant,
we're
not
accepting
money,
we're
applying
for
the
grant.
That's
what
we're
on
at
it
seems
like
there's
been
a
little
confusion
about
that.
So
I
wanted
to
talk.
You
know
I
wanted
to
mention
that
and
I
also
wanted
to
mention
the
thing
about.
You
know
we
don't
want
Grant
applications
to
drive
our
policy.
A
D
I
Yes
to
approve
the
resolution
for
votes
are
required.
I
I
also
think
it
might
be
helpful.
You,
you
brought
up
a
question
earlier
to
RT
about
whether
or
not
you
could
switch
and
move
to
the
Moffett,
Grant
application
and
I
just
wanted
to
express
concern
about
that.
You
could
not
swap
tonight
just
to
change
this
resolution.
I
To
approve
the
Moffett
one
there
are
noticing
problems
what's
been
noticed
is
a
resolution
approving
the
downtown
precise
plan,
so
that
would
be
problematic
because
you
know
had
it
been
noticed
differently,
you
might
have
other
members
of
the
public
who
have
come
out
and
spoken
on
that.
The
other
concern
that
I
have
is
the
council.
Members
that
have
been
recused
may
not
be
recused
from
discussing
if
this
was
going
to
go
forward
on
Moffett,
so
it
would
be
a
little
bit
unfair
to
exclude
them
from
that
discussion
and
have
this
these
council
members.
I
You
know
that
are
present,
make
that
determination
without
their
input.
So,
while
they're
recused
on
voting
on
whether
or
not
you
do
the
Grant
application
for
the
downtown
precise
plan,
that
may
not
be
true
for
Moffat.
So
there
are
two
issues
and
I
think
you
run
out
of
time,
because
this
this
resolution
has
to
be
adopted
by
April
15th
in
order
for
everything
to
move
forward
with
the
grant
so
I.
Just
if
that
helped
inform
the
body
and.
A
D
I
haven't
provided
comments
yet
so
I
wanted
to
to
do
that
as
well.
So,
thank
you.
That's
that's
helpful.
It
speaks
to
the
issue
that
councilmember
command
and
vice
mayor
Showalter
spoke
to
about
the
the
implicit
how
the
grant
is
driving
policies
and
I
think
that's
that's
sort
of
the
the
source
of
the
consternation
that
we're
hearing
from
the
community.
It's
too
bad.
We
didn't
have
an
option
earlier
to
provide
Direction
yeah
like
is
it
knowing
that
there
was
going
to
be
Community
concern
about
predetermining
development
standards?
D
Would
it
have
been
better?
You
know
to
at
least
have
the
discussion
about
applying
for
a
grant
because
I
I.
This
is
where
my
commentary
comes
from:
I'm
I
I,
don't
like
turning
down
free
money.
Right
I
am
comfortable
with
the
staff
recommendation,
because
we
always
have
the
opportunity
to
decline
to
adopt
the
development
standards
prescribed
by
MTC.
The
one
thing
that
gives
me
pause.
This
is
something
I've
first
heard
from
Robert
Cox
and
then
reiterated
by
by
Bill
Cranston
I
I.
D
Don't
like
the
the
disingenuous
action
of
saying
we're
going
to
take
the
money
which
has
a
prescription
knowing
full
well
that
we're
not
going
to
adopt
the
development
standards.
That's
something
I
I!
Don't
care
to
do
it
doesn't
feel
right,
but
I
think
that's
where
I'm
you
know
and
Steph.
If
you
have
a
response
to
this,
that
might
be
helpful
too.
Is
it?
Is
it
really
a
predetermination
right
is
MTC
actually
giving
us
discretion
based
on
what
we
learn
from
the
community
engagement
process
to
say,
the
development
standards
aren't
right.
D
Right
aren't
right
for
us
right
because
it
does
it
isn't
a
problem.
Is
it
actually
a
problem
for
us
to
say
we
have
no
intention
from
day
one
to
adopt
these
development
standards?
Are
we
actually
eligible
for
the
grant,
knowing
that
we
are
declining
from
day
one
to
adopt
these
development
standards?
If
that's
the
case,
I'm
not
sure
I
could
support
the
grant
either
because
there
is
a
question
about
integrity,
but
if,
if
what
MTC
is
telling
you
is,
the
prescription
is
related
to
Future
eligibility
for
funding
sources
right.
D
You
have
to
adopt
these
standards
to
be
eligible
for
this
funding.
That's
a
different
question:
if
what
MTC
is
saying
is
you
can
use
this
money
to
have
robust
engagement
process,
and
we
totally
understand
that
the
community
may
conclude
that
these
are
not
the
right
development
standards
for
us.
We
know,
as
several
members
of
the
council
have
have
shared,
that
we're
not
interested
in
obliterating
the
historic
core.
That's
not
a
priority
for
anybody
up
here
and
so
I
think.
D
That's
partly
why
there's
great
discomfort
with
predetermining
development
standards
that
are
antithetical
to
our
historic
preservation
goals
for
downtown
I.
Don't
know
if
you
have
an
answer
staff
to
that
question,
but
that's
that's
the
thing
that
I
think
weighs
on
me
most.
Is
it
in
fact
disingenuous
to
Proclaim
to
our
community
right
now
that
we
have
no
intention
of
adopting
the
development
standards?
According
to
this
policy.
K
K
We
have
talked
to
them
about
a
historic
core,
in
fact
we're
working
on
a
project
right
now
to
look
at
historic
preservation.
We
have
expressed
concerns
that
the
community
might
not
end
up.
We,
we
may
not
end
up
accepting
them,
but
that
we
would
study
it
for
the
purposes
of
the
grant
as
one
of
the
options
and
what
they've
said
to
us
is
well.
This
has
happened
before
in
a
certain
case,
and
this
is
what
happened
and
we
would
expect
to
do
the
same
in
this
case.
K
So
that's
what
I
can
say
to
you
if
at
all
MTC
had
said
no,
you
absolutely
have
to
adopt
these.
We
would
not
have
come
forward
with
a
recommendation.
We
did
and
I
will
say
that
if
you
look
at
the
website
it,
this
is
unusual
as,
as
vice
mayor
Showalter
has
said,
they
are
still
developing
the
policies
they're
still
listening
to
staff,
as
as
they
hear
from
from
them
about
the
issues,
and
you
know
we've
said
to
them.
The
historic
core
is
important.
K
D
I
should
be
clear:
I
I
have
no
animosity
towards
that
for
asking
the
question
I.
Think
right.
It's
it's
prudent
to
apply
for
Grants.
We
have
a
very
ambitious
work
plan.
It's
going
to
be
expensive
to
do
all
of
this
planning,
work
and
and
I
think
it
was
the
right
thing
to
to
apply
it's
unfortunate,
that
we
don't
have
the
definitive
answers
about.
Some
of
the
questions
we've
been
talking
about.
A
AF
I,
just
I
just
wanted
to
State
like
they're,
just
the
comment
that
it
S
free
money
to
me.
The
cost
is
our
staff
time,
so
nothing
is
ever
really
free.
It's
like
a
free
lunch
right,
that's,
never
really
free
and
so
I.
You
know
we're
putting
invaluable
resources
in
our
department.
That
is
heavily
impacted
with
going
on
with
our
city.
So
I
I
really
want
to
stress
that
I
don't
see
this
as
free
money
and
that
I
I
do
think
that
this
is
that
it
also
it's
not
necessarily
simple
to
return
something.
AF
C
J
C
A
C
A
Oh
sorry,
the
motion
carries
four
to
one
and
I
would
like
to
suggest
I.
Don't
think
we
have
to
have
a
motion,
but
I
would
like
to
suggest
that
we
submit
a
letter
to
MTC
saying
that
we
were
uncomfortable
with
the
the
the
policy
direction
that
is
embedded
in
this,
and
we
would
you
know
we
would
prefer
I.
Don't
know
you
listen
to
RT
and
Eric.
A
You
know
our
qualms
about
about
this
process,
particularly
if
you
know,
if
they're
going
on
and
developing
the
policy,
so
does
that
seem
like
a
reasonable
request
to
colleagues.
Okay,
all
right!
Thank
you
all
right.
Well
with
that
I
guess
we
will
go
I.
Think
what
I
would
like
to
suggest
that
we
do.
We
have.
We
have
public
comment,
standard
public
comment
to
go,
and
then
we
have
a
long
item.
The
housing
element
so
I'm
going
to
suggest
that
we
have
public
comment
now
and
then
we
have
a
break
before.
A
Element
does
that
sound
right
to
everyone?
Okay,
all
right!
So
let
me
find
a
section
on
the
flow
here.
So
now
we'll
move
on
to
section
to
item
five
oral
Communications.
This
portion
of
the
meeting
is
reserved
for
people
who
wish
to
address
the
Council
on
any
matter.
That
is
not
on
tonight's
agenda.
Speakers
are
allowed
to
speak
on
any
topic
for
up
to
three
minutes
during
this
section.
State
law
prohibits
the
council
from
acting
on
non-agendized
items.
A
AG
Well,
I
I.
Last
time
he
limited
me
to
two
minutes
and
I
barely
got
in
what
I
wanted
to
say.
So,
oh
I,
just
I
do
I
have
a
song
for
anyone
who
wants
to
listen
to
after
the
it's,
not
on
the
the
me.
You
can
put
me
on
the
agenda
for
next
time,
all
right,
so
I'm
Alex,
eulenburg,
Mountain,
View
resident
since
1998.
AG
former
PYT
dad
and
volunteer.
Last
week,
I
came
before
the
city
council,
together
with
a
group
of
like-minded
members
of
the
public,
with
a
request
that
the
council
makes
sure
that
the
city
of
Mountain
View,
with
its
vision
of
community
for
all,
is
indeed
a
community
for
all
people,
regardless
of
their
medical
condition.
AG
I
didn't
like
it
that
my
City's
Center
for
the
Performing
Arts
had
a
policy
of
Turning
Away
patrons
who
are
not
up
to
date
on
their
covid-19
vaccinations
and
I.
Didn't
like
that.
The
youth
local
Youth
Theater
had
a
policy
of
barring
children
from
theater,
Productions
and
summer
camps
taking
place
at
that
venue
on
the
basis
of
their
not
having
taken
the
latest
covid-19
booster
policies
by
the
way,
not
supported
by
guidance
from
any
health
agency,
not
the
California
Department
of
Public
Health,
not
the
CDC.
AG
AA
AG
In
addition,
so
thank
you,
Kimber
McCarthy.
In
addition,
I
would
like
to
thank
my
parents,
my
father
Dr
John
muellenberg,
professor
emeritus,
at
Michigan,
State
University,
who
made
it
his
life's
work
starting
way
back
in
the
1970s
developing
the
speech,
synthesis
technology
that
we
today
take
for
granted,
adapting
it
to
help
give
a
voice
to
the
speech
impaired
to
those
with
brain
damage
and
other
conditions.
A
A
AH
Okay,
can
you
hear
me
now?
Yes,
we
can
thank
you.
I
am
John
Muhlenberg,
my
wife,
Marsha
and
I
are
communicating
with
you
tonight
from
our
home
in
Okemos
Michigan,
where
we
now
reside
after
over
50
years
of
continuous
association
with
Mountain
View
and
Peninsula
Youth
Theater,
as
parents
and
grandparents
I
wish
to
commend
the
staff
of
the
city
of
Mountain
View
for
your
recent
actions
to
eliminate
the
barriers
to
participation
in
the
life
of
Mountain
View
and
its
institutions
on
the
basis
of
a
person's
covid
vaccination
status.
AH
In
my
work
over
the
years
at
Stanford,
University
and
Michigan
State
University
I
developed,
portable
and
wearable
computer
systems
for
persons
who
could
not
speak
or
are
blind
over
and
over
again,
I
saw
how
easily
people
would
be
treated
as
Unworthy
of
inclusion
in
daily
life
as
human
beings.
We
need
to
be
aware
of
how
easy
it
is
to
Brand
people
as
less
than
human.
In
closing
I
thank
our
son
and
daughter-in-law
Alex
elenberg.
AH
A
AA
AA
Storm
water
that
was
contaminated
with
fecal
bacteria
into
the
Stevens
Creek
test
results
from
the
anti-pollution
group
beekeeper
found
concentrations
of
E
coli,
hundreds
of
times
greater
than
the
state's
poor
quality
standards
indicating
that
feces
were
in
the
water
and
following
the
favorable
ruling
beekeepers
asking
the
judge
to
find
the
city
56
thousand
dollars
per
day
since
2015..
This
is
going
to
be
a
very
critical
situation
that
obviously
needs
to
be
addressed.
AA
Another
thing
that
needs
to
be
addressed
is
that
I
am
now
in
a
situation
where
I
am
dealing
with
the
fact
that,
for
some
reason,
the
city
of
Mountain
View
has
allowed
a
an
apartment
to
continue
operating
when
is
in
non-conformance
with
with
the
the
land.
That's
that
it
resides
on
my
a
particular
apartment
building,
184
Center
Street
is
in
an
r3.1
Zone,
but
the
apartment
is
actually
a
R4
assessment.
AA
AA
In
a
situation
where,
if
I
can
I
have
a
deteriorating
floor,
that
is
continuing
to
get
worse
and
in
sooner
or
later
it
will
fail
in
my
unit
and
it's
covering
almost
the
entire
unit.
At
this
point,
and
so
I've
now
gotten
to
the
point
where
I'm
on
a
rent
strike
and
I've
just
been
given
a
three-day
notice
by
the
landlord
saying
that,
if
I
don't
pay,
my
rent
he's
going
to
try
to
evict
me
well.
AA
I've
forwarded
this
information
to
the
city
council
and
the
City
attorney
and
I
have
proof
of
certain
individuals
that
have
read
the
email,
because
I
instruct
my
computer
to
track
it.
And
what
I'm
saying
is
that,
on
top
of
all
this,
the
apartment
man
owner
took
covered
rental
assistance
and
that
would
be
a
violation
of
the
California
penal
code,
section
2,
424
and
federal
law,
18
USC
653.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
AI
It
wasn't
actually
planning
on
speaking
but
hearing
something
from
the
previous
speaker.
Landlord
selling
a
building
is
not
an
ideal
situation.
It
happened
to
me
just
in
November.
I
suddenly
got
a
thing
on
my
front
door.
Saint
Jude's
Hospital
is
selling
your
your
property
at
the
landlord
at
the
front,
and
the
person
who
owned
the
the
place
must
have
donated
it
after
they
did,
and
luckily
it
just.
AI
Okay,
you
have
a
new
landlord
who
will,
for
the
first
time
in
years,
raise
your
rent,
because
they're
trying
to
extract
value
just
wanted
to
highlight
that
that
need
for
those
copato
things,
so
that
if
someone
does
have
a
situation
where
their
landlord
is
threatening
to
sell,
we
as
a
community
can
come
together
to
provide
housing
as
a
human
right,
not
as
a
source
of
speculative
profit.
Thank
you.
AJ
AJ
We
serve
all
of
Santa
Clara
County
and
most
recently
have
been
looking
at
avenues
to
serve
a
gap
in
Mountain
View
in
the
city
of
Mountain
View,
and
so
we
just
wanted
to
to
say
that
we
would
love
the
opportunity
to
work
with
the
city
and
the
Council
on
housing
options
for
survivors
of
violence
and
their
family,
their
children
in
your
in
your
city,
but
also
Supportive
Services.
You
know
what
services
can
be
provided
and
where
are
those
gaps?
AJ
We
are
again
a
large-scale
provider.
We
provide
thousands
and
thousands
of
families
Services
everything
from
housing,
emergency
housing
to
housing,
support
to
housing,
prevention,
to
therapy,
to
legal,
to
court,
accompaniment
safety,
planning
and
case
management
and
youth,
Prevention
Services
and
health
Prevention
Services.
So
we've
been
around
for
52
years
and
we
on
our
crisis
line
alone.
We
serve
about
14
000
to
15
000
folks
every
year.
AJ
So
we
are
a
large-scale
provider,
but
would
really
love
the
opportunity
to
work
in
Mountain
View
and
to
ensure
that
that
folks
and
families
in
that
are
experiencing
violence
in
their
homes
and
in
their
relationships
in
Mountain
View
to
have
access
to
Safe
housing,
to
Safe,
Community
Support
to
to
other
options
and
ways
to
thrive
in
their
lives.
So
I
just
wanted
to
say.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
we
look
forward
to
seeing
you
all
soon.
A
A
A
A
You
have
been
on
a
long
journey
to
get
here
and
you
put
in
many
hours
and
lots
of
brain
power
and
it
has
been
appreciated
and
I'd
also
like
to
thank
all
the
stakeholder
groups
that
have
spent
so
much
time
and
effort.
Reading
the
drafts
investigating
what
happened
in
other
jurisdictions.
Making
suggestions
writing
letters.
This
has
truly
been
a
community
effort.
So,
let's
hope
we're
almost
at
the
end
here.
A
A
AL
P
A
Thank
you,
okay.
So
the
purpose
of
this
public
hearing
is
for
the
city
council
to
consider
and
adopt
the
housing
element,
see
attachment
one
to
the
council
report
and
given
the
complexity
of
this
project
and
the
need
for
council
member
recusals
due
to
conflicts
of
interest,
this
item
will
proceed
in
the
following
manner.
We'll
begin
with
a
staff
presentation
which
will
be
followed
by
public
comment
at
the
close
of
public
comment,
the
council
will
ask
questions
and
then
we
will
deliberate
and
vote
on
the
matters
requiring
Council
recusals.
A
AM
Good
evening,
thank
you
good
evening.
Thank
you.
Vice
mayor
show
Walter,
mayor,
Hicks
and
council
members
before
you
this
evening
is
the
six
cycle
housing
element
for
the
period
of
2023
to
2031..
Again,
my
name
is
Ellen
Yao
and
I'm
joined
by
Eric
Anderson,
Advanced
planning
manager,
RT
srivastava
assistant
city
manager
and
Community
Development
director,
and
we
also
have
our
Consultants
Stephanie
Hager
from
Bae
and
Bev
Troy
from
Esa.
They
will
they'll
be
there
virtually
tonight.
AM
We
will
cover
the
timeline
of
the
housing
element,
project,
highlighting
Council,
Direction
and
hcd
direction
from
December
and
January.
The
bulk
of
the
presentation
will
cover
changes
to
the
December
draft
that
was
last
seen
by
Council,
and
this
includes
Direction
and
the
latest
public
comments
to
the
revised
December
draft.
So
these
changes
are
reflected
in
the
March
Draft
before
you.
This
also
includes
changes
in
exhibit
e
of
attachment
one,
and
there
are
additional
amendments
being
recommended
by
staff,
since
the
agenda
was
posted,
and
these
are
also
before
you.
AM
These
comments
are
based
on
recent
feedback
from
hcd
and
Community
groups
and
is
uploaded
online
as
an
attachment
to
the
agenda.
So
the
recommended
amendments,
they
mostly
affect
the
site's
inventory
and
the
programs,
and
that's
what
I
will
highlight
throughout
the
presentation.
Lastly,
at
the
end
of
the
presentation,
I'll
conclude
with
next
steps
and
recommendations.
AM
So
the
six
cycle
housing
element
is
a
result
of
two
years
of
collaborative
work
with
the
community
and
builds
on
more
than
eight
years
of
City
actions,
promoting
housing
and
affordable
housing.
In
particular,
in
the
last
cycle,
the
housing
element
update
process
started
in
early
2021
with
data
collection
and
community
outreach,
which
included
stakeholder
interviews.
We
did
tabling
at
City
events,
we
had
an
online
feedback
survey,
we
held
Community
meetings
and,
more
later
in
the
year
in
2021
and
in
early
2022.
AM
This
is
when
the
EPC
and
city
council
was
able
to
review
and
receive
some
of
those
updates
and
data
collection
that
we
did
in
the
early
part
of
the
project
and
the
council
and
EPC
provided
Direction
on
the
housing
goals
and
policies
with
the
initial
data
collection
and
direction
from
EPC
and
Council.
The
project
team
prepared
and
published
the
public
review
draft
of
the
housing
element
on
May
9th
of
2022..
AM
During
that
time
we
also
received
public
comments
and
held
additional
study
sessions
with
the
EPC
and
city
council,
and
this
is
where
the
city
council
provided
Direction
on
specific
programs
and
site
inventory
refinements.
And
so
then
the
project
team
incorporate
those
feedback
into
a
revised
July
draft
and
we
submitted
our
first
draft
to
hcd
on
July
1st
of
2022.
AM
Hcd
recommended
that
City
submit
subsequent
drafts
so
that
they
could
provide
preliminary
comments
and
that
we
can
make
use
of
the
review
times
so
at
the
bottom
part
of
the
slide.
You
can
see
that
the
schedule
summarized
there
where
we
changed
our
hearings
to
study
sessions
and
we
did
a
second
hcd
review.
AM
So
I'm
just
going
to
run
us
back
to
when
the
council
last
saw
the
draft
back
in
December
13th
Council
directed
staff
to
make
the
following
changes
to
the
November
Draft
before
submitting
to
HDD.
So
the
three
major
points
was
to
reduce
the
number
of
total
projected
units
included
in
the
sites
inventory
for
the
1500
North
Shoreline
Boulevard
property,
to
reflect
what
could
be
expected
to
be
built
during
the
eight-year
housing
element
period
for
affh
consideration.
AM
Lastly,
Council
directed
staff
tool
put
in
the
housing
element
to
eliminate
parking
requirements
for
100,
affordable
housing
and
to
preserve
retail
in
other
shopping,
centers
So,
based
on
hd's
preliminary
comments
in
December
and
city
council
direction.
From
that
December
study
session,
the
November
draft
was
revised
and
then
made
available
to
the
public
on
December
20
22nd,
and
then
we
resubmitted
this
draft
to
hcd
on
January
4th.
So
this
utilized
the
review
time
efficiently
by
creating
two
rounds
of
a
review
within
one
60-day
review
period,
as
hcd
suggested.
AM
AM
AM
Secondly,
if
a
housing
element
relied
on
non-vacan
sites
to
accommodate
50
percent
or
more
of
its
arena
for
lower
income
household,
the
housing
element
would
need
to
include
what
we
call
a
non-vacant
site
analysis.
This
would
demonstrate
that
existing
uses
on
those
non-vacan
sites
wouldn't
impede
residential
development
so
because
we
had
to
recategorize
pipeline
projects
to
opportunity
sites.
This
pushed
us
to
that
threshold,
so
we
also
updated
the
housing
element
to
include
a
non-vegan
site
analysis
regarding
affirmatively,
further
fair
housing
or
known
as
affh
after
the
re-categorization.
AM
The
state
said
that
we
should
re-evaluate
the
site's
inventory
to
ensure
that
the
inventory
met,
affh
goals
and
then
to
add
necessary
programs.
Specifically,
they
said
to
add
magic
metrics
to
address
disproportionate
housing
impacts,
specifically
related
to
RV
dwellers
on
87
East
Evelyn.
If
the
project
were
to
redevelop,
I
can
make
sure
we
added
that
metric
to
program
and
then
also
to
add
an
additional
program
to
1.4,
which
is
our
church
sites
program
and
then.
AM
Lastly,
very
importantly,
was
Outreach
htd
received
comments
from
the
public
and
they
told
us
to
continue
engaging
with
our
community
to
include
all
segments
of
the
community,
particularly
members
of
our
community,
that
had
limited
English
proficiency
and
to
make
sure
that
the
information
to
the
different
speaking
languages
and
English
were
made
available
at
the
same
time.
So
during
this
you
know,
staff
met
with
HDD.
AM
AM
So
these
changes
are
reflecting
the
latest
draft
of
the
housing
element.
This
was
published
on
March,
8th,
there's,
also
a
addendum
to
that
which
is
known
as
exhibit
e
to
attachment
one.
So
most
of
these
refinements
were
made
to
the
Housing
Programs.
Some
of
the
changes
were
also
made
to
the
site's
inventory
analysis.
So
I
want
to
also
highlight
at
the
end,
is
that
with
the
March
8th
draft
and
exhibit
e
since
that
Council
agenda
was
posted,
staff
is
adding
four
additional
changes
recommended
changes
to
the
housing
element.
AM
This
is
based
on
recent
HDD
guidance,
new
information
and
feedback
from
some
of
the
other
groups
and
just
other
changes
that
has
come
up
recently.
The
four
are
emergency
shelter
location.
We
identified
that
in
program,
1.1,
Parkland
fees,
program,
1.8,
affordable
housing,
streamlining
program,
4.1
and
then
additional
non-vegan
sites
analysis.
All
of
this
will
be
highlighted
in
the
bulk
of
the
presentation
when
I
go
over
those
specific
programs
and
the
non-vegan
sites,
section
I
just
want
to
highlight
them
for
you.
AM
Okay,
so
here
you'll
see
our
inventory
and
there's
a
lot
more
numbers
than
you've
seen
in
our
draft
and
in
previous
iterations,
but
I'll
walk
through
it
with
you,
so
the
main
inventory
changes
that
you
see
was
again
moving
the
pipeline
projects,
the
site
inventory.
We
also
rezone
back
pocket
sites
and
there
were
other
minor
modifications
to
very
specific
sites
based
on
new
information.
So
the
data
here
in
this
table
reflects
a
range
of
potential
outcomes
based
on
several
changes
from
hcd
input
which
are
not
captured
in
the
March
8th
document.
AM
Some
of
that
would
include
630
San
Antonio,
which
is
the
old
Sprouts
site.
This
was
discounted
in
a
manner
similar
to
other
shopping
center
sites.
We
also
removed
325
East
middlefields.
This
was
due
to
a
lease
that
extended
a
little
bit
later
in
the
housing
element
period
and
then
450,
East
Middlefield,
also
for
the
same
reason.
So
these
changes,
since
they
don't
affect
compliance
with
the
state
or
Arena,
and
we
also
maintain
adequate
buffers.
AM
AM
Now,
I'm
going
to
go
over
the
non-bake
Insight
analysis
because
we
had
to
move
pipeline
projects
to
opportunity
sites.
This
brought
us
to
the
threshold
and
we
had
to
include
additional
analysis,
so
the
evidence
usually
is
comprised
of
several
different
factors
to
build
a
case
for
the
non-vegan
sites,
but
typically
they
fall
into
these
three
main
categories
on
the
slide.
First
is
market
and
development
Trends,
so
this
will
show
that
the
existing
use
on
that
site
wouldn't
impede
residential
development
because
it
has
very
similar
characteristics
of
other
development
projects
that
have
gone
through.
AM
So
this
could
be
properties
with
older
buildings,
have
existing
low
floor
error
ratio
to
the
lot
and
other
conditions
on
the
site,
then
there's
also
very
specific
property
information.
This
is
when
we
did
our
Outreach
we've
done
a
lot
of
noticing
and
we've
gotten
common
letters
from
people
who
are
interested.
So
there
are
some
sites
that
have
been
included
due
to
owner
interest
and,
lastly,
programs.
AM
AM
I
want
to
highlight
at
the
bottom
of
the
screen
here,
you'll
see,
there's
something
noted
as
new.
The
city
received
a
letter
from
the
housing
Action
Coalition,
just
before
the
EPC
meeting,
which
questions
several
sites
in
our
inventory.
So
we
did
prepare
responses
to
each
of
the
comments
they
made
and
we
provided
to
hcd
for
review
and
HD.
Invite
us
to
just
include
those
responses
in
the
housing
element
as
another
fortification
for
our
vacant
sites
analysis.
This
has
been
included
in
one
of
the
four
amendments
tonight.
AM
So
over
the
last
three
months,
staff
has
reached
out
to
Key
Community
groups
and
have
expressed
ongoing
concern
during
the
process
and
these
substantial
changes
the
programs
have
been
made.
Based
on
these
discussions,
the
changes
made
to
the
programs
are
indis
direct
response
to
that
and
htd's
January
comment
letter
which
I
will
discuss
in
the
next
several
slides.
It
will
cover
all
the.
H
AM
We
also
added
language
about
neighborhood
commercial
preservation,
standards
for
select
sites
to
comply
with
Council
direction,
to
preserve
retail
in
those
shopping
centers.
This
also
included
a
language
on
Emergency
Shelters
being
consistent
to
ab2339.
This
required
us
to
identify
sites
for
Emergency
Shelters
and
to
also
adopt
zoning
that
would
allow
shelters
in
the
zones
by
right.
This
new
state
law
is
only
required
for
cities
that
are
submitting
drafts
after
the
effective
date,
which
was
at
the
start
of
the
year.
AM
So
technically,
the
city
is
not
required
to
include
this
in
the
housing
element,
but
we
have
nonetheless
included
it.
So
we
have
an
analysis
and
identified
a
site
as
well.
The
only
difference
is
that
the
item
before
you
you
can
see
new
site
is
listed
on
the
slide.
That's
one
of
the
desk
items
in
front
of
you.
The
selected
property
860
Bay
Street
recently
submitted
a
development
approval
project,
and
so
we
just
want
to
modify
the
program
language
so
that
it
reflects
this
new
status
change.
AM
So
the
change
to
the
program
is
that
we'll
find
another
site.
That's
concurrent
with
the
rezoning
of
El
Camino
Real
precise
plan
I'm
under
program
1.2
parking
we
are.
This
will
require
the
city
to
eliminate
minimum
residential
parking
standards
for
Transit
oriented
areas
such
as
the
El
Camino,
Real,
San,
Antonio,
downtown
and
East
wisman
precise
plans
and
the
Moffett
Boulevard
General
plan
change
area.
AM
I
want
to
highlight
that
assembly
Bill
2097
prohibits
cities
from
imposing
a
minimum
automobile
parking
requirement
on
most
development
projects
that
are
located
within
a
half
mile
of
a
major
Transit
stop.
So
this
covers
most
of
our
existing
precise
plans.
This
program
change
would
just
include
additional
areas
outside
of
the
half
mile
radius,
but
still
within
the
precise
plan
under
that
program.
AM
We've
also
included
exemptions
to
vehicular
parking
standards
for
projects
that
are
outside
of
the
precise
plan
areas,
but
if
they
provide
enhanced
Transit
demand
management
measures,
this
would
offset
some
of
the
need
for
parking
under
one
point
program,
1.3
to
review
and
update
standards.
The
major
one
is
the
gatekeeper
process.
AM
We
will
review
exemptions
of
that
process
and
commit
to
holding
one
gatekeeper
meeting
annually
and
then
the
other
program
will
be
to
review
and
up
Zone
our
two
sites
for
added
residential
capacity
throughout
the
city,
specifically
focusing
on
high
opportunity
areas
for
affh
reasons
and
areas
near
Transit
and
services.
So
the
major
change
here
is
that
R2
could
include
up
to
four
units
per
parcel.
This
would
be
similar
to
sb9
that's
applied
to
R1
properties
over
to
maximum
to
include
them
in
potentially
the
R3
zoning
update.
AM
Under
program
1.4
on
religious
sites,
the
city
will
conduct
a
density
analysis
as
part
of
the
Outreach
to
Property
Owners
to
determine
viable
density.
This
was
in
response
to
some
public
comments
about
establishing
a
density
since
we
haven't
done
Outreach.
The
first
step
is
to
do
the
Outreach
with
the
density
analysis.
Before
we
determine
what
could
be
viable
on
sites
for
affh
purposes.
AM
We
have
identified
a
metric
for
65
units
proposed
on
these
sites,
south
of
El
Camino
with
a
time
frame
of
2027,
and
then,
if
this
goal
isn't
met,
then
we'll
do
additional
action
for
policy
change
under
program
1.8.
We
develop
a
Nexus
study
to
adopt
new
park
fees
and
find
opportunities
for
lowering
residential,
Parkland
dedication
and
Luffy's,
and
then
upon
adoption
of
the
reduced
fees
re-evaluate
the
cumulative
impact
of
all
residential
fees
and
the
specific
Target
would
be
20
in
fee
reduction,
and
this
would
be
using
a
variety
of
creative
methods.
AM
Under
programs
2.1,
2.4
and
2.5.
They
were
revised
to
clarify
that
making
housing
available
to
households
otherwise
left
out
of
the
Mountain
View
housing
market.
We
would
include
deeper
affordability,
levels
for
Eli,
extremely
low
income,
households
and
reducing
barriers,
where
possible.
Specifically,
the
calculation
of
below
market
rate,
BMR
prices
and
rents
are
causing
a
barrier
to
qualifying
for
units
so
as
as
a
BMR
threshold
is
being
increased.
Based
off
of
Ami
incomes
may
not
be
meeting
that
threshold.
AM
So
you
know
we
heard
from
many
Community
groups
that
that's
an
issue,
so
accessibility,
such
as
accessing
application
having
to
apply
multiple
times
for
different
locations
and
requiring
unique,
requiring
information
like
social
security
number
and
concerns
about
knowing
what
their
housing
rights
are.
So
therefore,
we've
added
to
these
programs
some
clarification,
one
to
increase
Outreach
and
technical
assistance
to
facilitate
access
to
affordable
housing.
We
added
detail
on
removing
barriers
to
application
process
such
as
addressing
language,
technological
barriers
and
marketing
concerns.
AM
Most
of
these
metrics
are
highlighted
in
separate
programs,
so
we
have
under
program
1.4
65
units
of
affordable
housing
on
Church
sites,
south
of
El
Camino
in
program,
4.5,
65,
units
of
affordable
housing
on
City,
owned
sites
downtown
and
then
overall
100
additional,
affordable
units,
South
of
the
El
Camino
Real
on
underutilized
sites
based
off
of
the
city,
developing
incentives
and
other
standards
to
promote
that
and
then
under
program
1.1.
We
would
establish
a
separate,
no
net
loss
of
lower
income
capacity
in
areas
south
of
El,
Camino,
Real
and
downtown.
AM
AM
AM
Again,
these
are
based
off
of
comments,
evaluate
the
efficacy
of
the
tenant
relocation,
assistance,
ordinance
Treo
for
the
ability
for
residents
to
stay
in
the
city
and
to
evaluate
other
goals
of
the
ordinance
we
develop
local
replacement
requirements.
We
would
study
amendments
to
reduce
the
annual
allowable
rent
increases
in
the
mobile
home
rent
stabilization
ordinance.
This
would
be
specifically
to
ensure
that
the
AGA
would
be
no
greater
than
comparable
cities
and
then
develop
an
action
plan
for
Community
ownership
models,
specifically
targeting
10
million
in
funding
through
Partnerships
and
acquire
or
preserve
50
housing
units.
AM
Under
program
4.1
to
further
streamlining,
we
have
included
identifying
thresholds
for
multi-family
projects
that
can
be
eligible
for
ministerial
approvals.
This
would
streamline
the
review
of
compliant
projects
and
precise
plans
so
that
they
can
be
approved
at
the
Za
level.
We
heard
Community
input
about
how
the
approval
process
can
take
some
time,
so
we've
included
that
and
added
key
Matrix
study
recommendations.
This
included
things
like
putting
online
our
plan
review
system,
standardizing
letters
and
creating
new
dashboards
for
better
tracking
Citywide.
AM
Within
the
new
amendments
that
are
recommended
before
you,
we
had
a
public
comment
with
people
wanting
to
Target
staff
for
affordable
housing
review,
so
we
are
specifying
in
that
language
that
staff
members
will
be
trained
in
processes,
requirements,
timelines
and
financing
that
is
specific
to
affordable
housing
projects,
so
by
training
staff
in
each
department
division
involved.
In
that
process,
we
can
utilize
their
expertise
to
streamline
affordable
housing
development
projects,
which
is.
AM
We
are
adding
details
about
our
tenant,
relocation
efforts
and
additional
translation
and
interpretation
services,
so
that
highlights
all
the
program,
changes
and
I'm
going
to
go
into
the
discussion.
Brief
discussion
on
the
eir,
so
the
ER
was
prepared
to
analyze
and
disclose
potential
environmental
impacts
that
could
be
anticipated
if
the
maximum
scenario
of
the
housing
element
is
built
out.
We
have
done,
as
you
know,
many
changes
to
the
housing
elements
since
the
final
ER
was
certified
on
January
24th,
but
these
changes
are
mainly
program
details.
Language
changes,
some
background
analysis
like
the
non-vegan
site
analysis.
AM
AM
So
staff
recommends
that
the
city
council
act
on
the
housing
element
without
receiving
Advanced
HDD
certification.
There
are
several
reasons
which
I
will
go
over.
First
we've
made
revisions,
the
housing
element
we've
submitted
multiple
drafts
to
them.
We've
gone
direct
response
from
hcd
and
they've
stated
that
we
sh
that
we
shouldn't
need
another
formal
round
of
draft
review
and
that
they
supported
this
adoption
schedule.
AM
The
date
of
adoption
would
be
the
formal
in
compliance
State
and
that
affects
things
like
approval
projects
and
funding
opportunities.
So
the
date
of
the
adoption
would
be
the
formal
compliance
State
once
it's
certified
by
hcd.
So,
even
if
hcd
has
additional
comments
after
adoption,
you
know
we've
listed
in
the
resolution,
a
small
Clause
that
states
that
you
know
you.
The
council
would
authorize
staff
to
make
certain
non-subsicident
changes
to
the
housing
element
to
comply
with
hcd,
Direction
and
other
cities
have
carried
out
this
approach
as
well.
AM
Recently,
during
the
time
between
EPC
and
tonight's
council
meeting
we
did
submit,
we
did
show
hcdr
latest
draft
and
EPC
recommendations,
so
hcd
did
informally
review
our
latest
housing
element
and
they
had.
They
said
they
had
no
additional
comments
to
the
revisions
that
the
city
made.
So
these
are
the
many
reasons
why
we
believe
the
council
should
adopt
the
housing
element
prior
to
ATD
certification.
AM
Now,
if
the
city
does
wait
for
formal
HDD
concurrence
prior
to
adoption,
this
could
mean
that
you
know
we
would
need
to
account
for
additional
time
for
the
formal,
HDD,
formal
review
and
to
schedule
EPC
and
Council
hearings
in
the
future.
This
would
mean
that
we'd
have
limited
ability
to
deny
certain
residential
projects
that
provide
20,
low
income
units
or
100
moderate
income
units,
even
if
it
is
non-compliant
with
the
general
plan,
land
use,
designation
or
zoning
requirements
and,
lastly,
there
could
be
a
loss
of
eligibility
for
applying
for
housing
and
transportation
grants.
AM
So
the
next
steps
we
would
submit
are
adopted,
if
adopted
tonight,
we
would
submit
the
adopted
housing
element
to
HDD
soon
after
tonight.
We'd
have
to
make
the
minor
changes
in
the
document.
Reformat
hcd
standard
timeline
is
60
days,
so
we'd
anticipate
that
to
be
April
to
June
of
this
year
to
hear
back
whether
they've
certified
or
have
additional
comments
so
on
the
slide
here
is
the
recommended
action
for
consideration
tonight.
A
AO
AO
Apprenticeship
programs
is
a
provider
path
away
to
minorities,
women
and
a
resides
into
the
construction
industry
it
gives
it
gives
the
it
gives
a
shot
to
the
American
to
the
American
dream.
I
would
like
to
as
a
community
and
electoral
officials.
What
are
we
doing
to
ensure
that
that
we're,
including
area
standard,
laborers
and
new
housing
elements,
are
we
going
to
adopt
the
same
area
level
standards
as
the
city
of
Redwood,
City
and
mellow
Park?
AO
AD
Everybody,
okay,
I'll,
keep
it
quick
I'm
here
as
a
mobile
home
resident,
one
of
the
programs
is,
should
I
look
at
the
AGA.
We've
heard
a
lot
from
our
community
that,
with
inflation
hitting
people
already,
the
five
percent
increase
in
rent
is
still
too
too
high
and
it's
unsustainable,
especially
for
a
lot
of
the
seniors
in
the
Parks.
So
I
would
like
to
thank
Council
staff
EPC
for
recognizing
the
urgency
and
the
harms
that,
like
we
can
address,
we
have
as
a
city.
AD
A
AP
Hi,
my
name
is
Ali
sabermill
and
I'm.
Speaking
on
behalf
of
the
housing
Action
Coalition
you
should
have
received
our
letter
from
our
attorney
is
laying
out
the
concerns
we
have
at
the
housing
element
which
we've
discussed
with
staff
for
context.
We
previously
identified
some
concerns
with
site
inventory
and
based
off
our
regular
conversations
with
hcd
would
render
the
city
out
of
legal
compliance.
We
addressed
these
concerns
with
staff
and
they
requested
we
introduce
some
programs
that
would
lock
that
would
address
the
lack
of
buffer.
The
city
has
in
the
site
inventory.
AP
Our
letter
indicates
a
range
of
policy
Solutions,
but
I
will
indicate
High
areas
of
Priority
First
in
terms
of
Builders
remedy
projects.
We
understand
that
from
talking
to
staff
that
there
are
a
number
of
applications
moving
forward,
but
I
want
to
be
clear
of
the
legal
obligations
the
city
of
Mountain
View
is
currently
out
of
compliance
and,
as
such
is
subject
to
builders
remedy
applications.
It's
critical
that
staff
makes
explicit
commitments
to
comply
with
state
law
and
move
these
projects
forward
without
delay.
AP
An
explicit
commitment
can
look
like
things
like
waving,
complex
fees
or
streamlining
permitting
process.
Second,
we
appreciate
status
recognition
of
the
barrier
to
the
park
fees
have
on
development.
In
our
letters,
we
note
that
the
speed,
as
well
as
the
exaction
structure
in
general,
is
a
barrier
to
development.
AP
To
be
clear,
the
city
is
doing
a
Nexus
study
in
2025,
which
is
way
too
late
in
the
cycle.
As
a
response
to
the
Strategic
Park
plan,
we
are
asking
not
if
the
city
is
legally
justified
in
imposing
these
fees,
but
if
these
cumulative
fees
are
impeding
development
specifically,
the
city
should
do
a
development
feasibility
analysis
linked
with
the
cost
of
the
cumulative
fees
and
do
the
study
as
soon
as
possible.
If
these
fees
are
not
a
barrier,
then
that's
the
best
case
scenario,
but
we
suspect
that
they
are.
AP
A
AQ
AQ
But
in
this
case
we
don't
even
have
that
artist
community
in
the
first
place
to
drive
out
so
recognizing
that
artists
are
often
low-income
individuals,
at
least
until
their
work
catches
on
well,
while
they're
still
in
the
beginning
stages.
I
would
like
to
see
that
to
make
our
committee
more
vibrant
great.
Thank
you
very
much
and
keep
up
the
good
work.
AR
Great
thank
you
mayor
Showalter
and
his
team
members
of
the
city
council.
It's
Peter
Katz
president
CEO
of
the
Mountain
View
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
on
behalf
of
the
750
members
of
the
chamber,
who
wish
to
commend
the
staff
for
their
very
hard
work
on
the
housing
element
and
are
grateful
for
their
continuously,
including
the
chamber
in
its
revision
process.
AR
In
our
letters
to
Council
on
June
7th
and
on
December
13th,
we
voiced
a
number
of
concerns
that,
as
written
government
constraints
caused
construction
costs
not
to
cancel
out
so
housing,
although
identified
could
not
be
built
today.
We
are
pleased
that
all
the
recommendations
made
by
the
chamber
appear
to
have
been
addressed.
Recommendations
addressed
include
commitment
to
specific
process
improvements,
as
contained
in
the
Matrix
study,
leading
to
a
wholesale
process
review
and
revision
within
the
next
two
three
years.
AR
This
is
now
addressed,
review
and
revised
development
fees
and
exactions
that
in
totality
pose
constraints
to
Housing
Development,
with
particular
focus
on
Park
and
Luffy's
addressed,
modify
the
gatekeeper
process
so
that
housing
projects
anywhere
in
the
city
can
be
considered
in
a
timely
manner.
Addressed
modify
the
city's
policies
as
to
what
counted
against
floor
area
ratio
calculations
so
that
true
living
areas,
maximized
addressed
reducing
cities,
parking
requirements
to
be
more
consistent
with
current
trends
addressed.
U
So
much
hi,
everyone
Rocio
here
from
Catalan,
says:
V
I'm,
the
community
engagement
manager
and
we've
run
lots
of
educational
and
other
engagement
programs
and
events
in
order
to
create
opportunities
for
conversations
with
the
community
around
some
of
the
features
and
development
topics
that
they're
interested
in
some
of
the
things
missing
from
the
housing
element.
Presentation
that
we
received
today
have
already
been
mentioned
by
other
community
members.
Today,
things
such
as
open
space,
Community,
Resources
and
opportunities
for
the
community
to
continue
to
be
involved
in
discussions
about
development.
U
We
definitely
encourage
the
council
and
those
giving
today's
report
to
consider
a
more
robust,
Community
engagement
process
long
term
so
that
we
can,
for
the
next
five
years,
continue
this
momentum
and
continue
to
implement
good
Community
engagement
programs
like
what
has
already
been
done
in
order
to
create
today's
housing
element
draft.
Thank
you
so
much.
AS
Hi,
it's
April,
Webster
I
just
wanted
to
Echo
what
Jesse
cup
had
to
say.
The
work
projects
have
the
potential
to
help
check
the
box
from
our
housing
and
more
viable
businesses
and
and
introduce
another
solution
to
our
planning
toolbox.
They
expand
opportunities
for
new
small
businesses
that
might
not
otherwise
be
able
to
set
up
shop
in
our
community
by
reducing
their
costs
and
combining
both
operating
and
living
expenses,
and
also
reducing
Community
costs.
I
wanted
to
give
an
example.
AS
My
violin
teacher
has
struggled
to
find
a
portable
housing
in
Mountain,
View
and,
more
importantly,
affordable
housing
close
to
where
she
has
space.
She
can
teach.
She
was
lucky,
she
found
something,
but
she
still
struggles
to
make
ends
meet.
She
has
a
master's
degree.
My
piano
teacher
who
has
a
PHD
is
in
a
similar
boat
and
I
think
just
because
it
is
so
expensive,
Mountain
View.
AS
We
are
losing
these
sorts
of
smaller
businesses
and
services
that
enrich
our
communities
all
because,
because
we
don't
have
the
right
housing
that
we
need
and
I
want
to
point
out,
one
more
important
benefit
and
that's.
It
helps
create
walkable
livable
and
in
an
integrated
Community
with
businesses
at
street
level.
People
are
drawn
in
it
reduces
Auto
dependency
and
traffic
in
retail
areas,
and
it
promotes
a
sense
of
community
a
sense
of
place.
It
helps
protect
against
economic
downturn.
Thank
you.
AT
AT
AU
Good
evening
respected
mayor,
Hicks
and
members
of
the
council,
thank
you
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
express
my
opinion
this
evening.
My
name
is
representing
solidarity
fund.
We
like
to
thank
the
environmental
planning,
commissioner
Wayne
Chen
and
staff
for
listening
to
the
needs
of
the
community
and
for
taking
our
recommendations
into
consideration
and
including
them
in
the
housing
element
language
update.
We
look
forward
to
hearing
from
the
council's
approval
of
the
housing
element
in
further
specially
asked
you
to
prioritize
the
request
listed
in
the
solidarity
fund
letter
sent
to
you.
AI
Greetings
all
Tim
McKenzie
montaloma
neighborhood.
It
was
nice
to
join
in
the
meat
World
earlier
and
now
as
a
disembodied
voice.
I
really
appreciate
the
hybrid
options
and
opportunities
to
engage
and
hope
that
will
soon
be
a
standard
for
all
the
council
advisory
bodies,
as
well
as
I,
just
really
want
to
thank
staff
for
the
all
the
work
that
went
into
this
and
the
comprehensive
report.
Much
appreciated
and
want
to
call
attention.
AI
I
forget
the
exact
item,
but
it
was
somewhere
in
the
threes
I
think
it
sounded
like
a
little
bit
like
a
Copa
Community
opportunity
to
purchase
so
I
look
forward
to
seeing
that
unfold
as
the
housing
element
is
adopted
and
we
as
a
community,
make
it
a
reality
and
can
have
housing
as
a
human
right
that
supports
all
the
members
of
our
community,
including
the
sort
of
small
businesses,
as
was
mentioned
by
April
I,
think
the
music
music
teachers
and
commenter
before
talking
about
artist
space
I.
Think
that's
a
great
idea
too.
A
AV
The
exhibit
e
problem
is
something
that
I
explained
in
one
of
the
emails.
That
I
hope
will
help.
It's
not
a
complaint,
it's
I
hope
will
help.
The
other
thing
is
that
there
is
a
little
item
on
page
49
that
where
the
council
report
does
not
match,
exhibit
e
and
I
put
those
two
three
two
pieces
together
in
a
suggestion
of
how
that
might
be
integrated,
I
hope
that
helps
too
that's
called
subject
matter,
something
like
mdmha
review
of
housing
element,
documentation,
so
I
hope,
you'll.
AV
H
AV
M
Z
The
March
draft
is
a
product
of
two
years
of
community
outreach.
Extensive
stakeholder
engagement
and
data
driven
analysis.
I
would
also
like
to
thank
staff
for
their
really
hard
work
on
bringing
this
all
together.
I
was
going
to
particularly
mention
that
I'm
happy
about
the
the
reduction
in
constraints,
including
a
commitment
to
evaluate
the
totality
of
fees
on
an
ongoing
basis
and
specifically
a
robust
program
about
Park
in
Luffy's
I'm,
also
really
pleased
about
the
goal
of
reducing
parking
requirements.
AW
Yes,
hi.
Thank
you.
I
am
requesting
that
the
city
wait
to
approve
this.
The
housing
element-
Hud's
Fair
Housing
Act
ruling
states
that
unlawful
housing
discrimination
is
established
by
a
practices
discriminatory
effect,
even
if
not
motivated
by
discriminatory
intent.
I've
sent
data
backed
analysis,
demonstrating
how
the
proposed
housing
element,
combined
with
the
existing
Mountain
View
legislation,
work
in
a
way
that
disproportionately
harms
low-income
earners
and
violates
fair
housing
by
harming
People
based
on
race
and
disability,
though
there
may
not
be
discriminatory
intent.
AW
The
effect
is
easily
demonstrated
by
looking
at
the
data
when
I
was
Consulting
with
people
at
HUD.
We
found
two
main
issues
that
need
to
be
addressed,
which
include
one
the
selection
bias
in
the
benefits
allocated
and
to
the
city's
fees,
as
well
as
the
expensive
to
implement
regulations
that
increase
developer
costs
in
total
by
approximately
5
500
000
per
unit
based
on
interviewing
Developers.
AW
In
addition
to
these
fair
housing
concerns,
one
of
the
main
tenets
of
the
fair
housing
element
is
addressing
barriers
to
build,
which
includes
those
fees
and
additional
specific
city-specific
regulations.
Before
this
can
be
approved.
The
proposal
needs
to
be
empirically
examined
on
the
basis
of
effect,
rather
than
just
intent.
A
AN
Hello,
thank
you
so
much
I'd
like
to
start
by
thinking,
city,
council
and
staff
for
all
of
your
hard
work.
You
really
Astound
me.
It's
really
great
everything
you
guys
are
doing
I'm,
really
incredibly
grateful.
That
Council
has
taken
Community
feedback
to
Heart
I'd,
like
to
stress
that
it
is
critical
that
city
council
modify
the
AGA
as
soon
as
possible
to
keep
vulnerable
mobile
home
residents
housed.
AN
Something
important
to
remember
is
that
the
mobile
home
Community
was
not
protected
until
2021,
with
the
passing
of
the
mhrso
since
2015,
when
we
were
unjustly
excluded
from
the
csfra,
many
residents
have
had
unsustainable
rent
increases,
not
to
mention
so
much
displacement.
Thankfully,
the
mhrso
is
in
place,
but
because
of
various
factors,
the
current
allowed
AGA
cap
of
5
is
simply
not
sustainable.
AN
AN
A
A
So
so
now
the
housing
element
includes
programs
from
the
last
draft
that
the
council
may
wish
to
discuss.
But
the
discussion
topics
related
to
the
R2
Zone
sites
for
additional
density
under
program
1.3
and
eliminate
elimination
of
minimum
parking
standards
for
residential
and
downtown
precise
plan
under
program
1.2
require
one
or
more
council
members
to
recuse
themselves
due
to
conflicts
of
interest.
So
could
the
council
members
with
conflicts
of
interest
related
to
these
topics
of
discussion?
Please
make
their
recusal
statements
now:
council,
member
Margaret,
Abacoa.
H
Thank
you
vice
mayor
I'm,
recusing
myself
from
discussions
about
when
the
subsection
h
of
program
1.3
regarding
whether
to
review
and
increase
density
in
R2
Zone
sites
due
to
my
residence
being
located
within
an
R2
Zone
and
to
subsection
B
of
program
1.2,
regarding
whether
to
eliminate
minimum
parking
requirements
for
residential
development
in
transit,
oriented
areas,
including
the
downtown
precise
plan
area.
Due
to
the
proximity
of
my
residence
to
the
downtown
precise
plan.
B
Thank
you
vice
mayor
I
will
be
recusing
myself
from
discussions
from
discussions
about
subsection
B
of
program
0.2
regarding
whether
to
eliminate
minimum
parking
requirements
for
residential
development
in
transit-oriented
areas,
including
the
downtown
precise
plan
area.
Due
to
the
proximity
of
my
residence
to
the
downtown
precise
plan.
A
Thank
you
all
right.
So
do
any
council
members
wish
to
discuss
subsection
8
of
program
1.3
regarding
whether
to
review
and
increase
the
density
on
R2
zoned,
if
not,
subsection
h
of
1.3
will
be
included
in
the
program
1.3
of
the
housing
element,
and
there
will
be
no
further
discussion
on
subsection
h
of
program.
1.3.
A
If
not
subsection
B
of
program
1.2
will
be
included
in
the
housing
element
and
there
will
be
no
further
discussion
of
subsection
B
of
1.2.
Are
there
any
council
members
that
would
like
to
discuss
these
parking
requirements
all
right,
seeing
none!
So
then
that
that
means
we've
pretty
much
dealt
with
the
recusal
issues
and
we
can
go
on
to
the
next
sections.
I
think
that,
given
that
this
is
such
a
complex
issue,
it
would
be
better
to
have
us.
A
Do
our
questions
separately
from
comments
so
I'd
like
to
ask
people
to
to
do
that
to
start
with
and
and
then
we'll.
You
know,
we'll
we'll
have
plenty
of
time
for
comments.
So
first
I'm
going
to
go
to
Mayor
Hicks,
who
is
joining
us
virtually
to
make
sure
that
she
gets
her
voice
in
it's
a
little
harder
when
you're
online
mayor.
B
AX
Thanks
for
the
question
mayor,
Hicks,
Eric,
Anderson,
Advanced
planning
manager,
so
it
appears-
and
we
did
just
receive
a
new
application
and
I
will
say
that
several
of
these
applications
we
have
not
yet
confirmed
that
they
are
complete
applications.
Yet
so,
just
with
that
caveat
we
have
applications,
totaling,
589,
lower
income
units
and
I
assume.
That's
that's
the
buffer
that
you
care
most
about
it's,
the
lower
income
buffer,
so
adding
589
units.
If
you'll
just
give
me
one.
S
B
Yeah
and
you're
right,
we
have
I,
mean
I'm
interested
in
both
the
the
market
rate
units
and
the
lower
income
units,
but
but
particularly
I
mean
we
have
never
has
had
trouble
producing
market
rate
units
I
think
we
did
almost
four
times
our
requirement
less
during
the
last
cycle.
So
I
am
your
right
most
concerned
about
the
affordable
units.
Although
I
have
some
concern
about
both.
B
So
I'm,
just
wondering
about
the
process,
is
I
I,
really
I'm.
Just
to
add
my
thanks
to
staff
for
all
the
work
they
did
with
our
community
groups
and
also
the
adult
community
groups
that
stepped
up
and
and
voiced
their
input,
I'm
wondering
if
hcd
looks
at
I
know.
There
are
also
some
non-local
groups
that
have
been
weighing
in
and
I'm
wondering
whether
hcd
looks
at
those
differently
than
the
community
groups.
B
AX
A
AX
AX
A
AE
So
we
we've
had
lots
of
discussion
about
whether
we
choose
to
wait
till
we're
deemed
substantially
compliant,
although
the
the
no
additional
comments
feels
good
to
me,
but
that
gives
me
some
questions.
There
there's
there's
a
scenario
of
four
things
and
the
first
indication
of
it.
If
the
council
should
adopt
the
housing
element
here
and
what
would
happen
if
a
developer
still
tries
to
submit
a
builder's
remedy
project,
what
is
what
will
staff
do.
AX
So
applicants
are
free
to
submit
preliminary
applications,
and
so
we
would
take
in
preliminary
applications
and
review
them
for
completeness
the
compliance
question
under
state
law
actually
comes
later.
We
don't
necessarily
have
to
deem
a
project
compliant
with
all
of
our
codes
at
the
time
of
application,
and
so
the
scenario
that
you
bring
up
so
say
you
know
Council
adopts
and
later
on,
say
hcd
says:
no.
There
are
still
issues,
then
anybody
who
would
have
submitted
a
preliminary
application
at
this
time.
That
would
be
vested
under
the
the
scenario.
AY
AX
AE
D
D
I
actually
feel
like
reading
their
letter.
Many
of
their
comments
have
been
incorporated
into
the
draft,
but
I
wanted
to
check
with
staff
to
see,
if
that's
true
so
there's
a
request
for
essentially
a
financial
feasibility
analysis
that
takes
into
consideration
the
cumulative
impact
of
All,
City
fees
and
I.
Think
that's
a
component
of
the
work
that
we're
committing
to
isn't
that
right.
D
D
AX
D
D
AX
I
would
just
say
that
it
would
be
redundant
with
the
analysis
that
we've
already
conducted
in
the
housing
element,
there's
a
an
analysis
that
we
did
with
siteful,
that
looked
at
the
major
contributors
of
fees.
What
was
actually
moving
the
needle
for
developers
on
fees
you
know
and
and
that
informed
where
we
prioritized
our
fee
reduction
programs
in
the
housing
element.
So
we
looked
at
all
kinds
of
sources
of
fees
and
requirements
and
and
project
timelines
and
and
anything
that
could
contribute
to
developer
costs.
In
that
analysis,.
D
Okay,
but
we
we
could
do
that
work
earlier.
Okay,
that's
helpful,
thank
you
and
then
I
have
a
separate
set
of
questions
related
to
the
Builder's
remedy,
and
we
talked
about
this
in
the
briefing
the
annual
performance
or
progress
reports.
So
we,
as
you
had
explained
to
me,
we
can't
include
the
pipeline
projects
that
have
already
received
a
building
permit
in
the
sixth
cycle,
annual
progress
reports
right.
AX
D
D
AX
AX
AV
D
And
and
part
of
why
I
think
that
might
be
helpful
is
understand.
If,
if
we're,
if
we've
met
that
historically,
then
we're
on
track
and
if
we
haven't,
then
it
would
be
helpful
to
understand
how
we
can
reach
that
Milestone,
because
that's
a
significant
impact
to
us.
If
we
have
the
10
inclusionary
requirement
for
SB
35,
so.
D
AX
Yes,
keep
in
mind
that
the
the
cycle
that
we're
coming
out
of
we
didn't
have
you
know
the
East
wisman
precise
plan.
We
didn't
have
the
North
Bayshore
precise
plan
helping
to
contribute
to
our
housing
Supply.
So
there's
a
lot
of
optimism
about
being
able
to
increase
our
housing
output
based
on
those
new
precise
plans
alone,
right.
D
AX
D
J
AX
We've
definitely
seen
them
respond
more
readily
to
some
public
input.
More
than
others
and
I
think
that
the
trend
that
we've
seen
is
if
it's
related
to
engagement
or
Outreach.
They
are
very
quick
to
respond,
so
they
were.
They
definitely
responded
very
strongly
to
one
comment
that
said
that
a
you
know,
Spanish
speakers
were
didn't,
have
enough
time
to
review
the
document
and
didn't
have
the
you
know,
staff
exposing
them
to
the
document
in
you
know
adequately
enough
to
to
provide
feedback.
That
was
something
that
they
they
definitely
responded
strongly
too.
AX
They
also
respond
to
technical
comments.
So
they're,
you
know
they.
They
have
a
technical
job
which
is
to
to
ensure
compliance
with
state
law,
and
so
they
are,
they
do
tend
to
respond
to
those
other
than
that
you
know.
Certainly
they
have
a
a
mandate
from
the
legislature
to
increase
housing,
Supply
and
Achieve
other
goals
laid
out
in
in
for
for
housing
elements
in
general,
and
so
they
do
respond
to
those
those
comments
that
that
provide
that
general
direction.
J
And
then
well,
how
does
like
staff
incorporate
public
input
whether
or
not
it
goes
directly
to
hcd?
You
know
because
I'm
assuming
staff
is
getting
input
that
hcd
might
not
be
getting
but
you'd,
probably
also
gotten
all
the
input
hcd
has.
So
are
you
incorporating
or
considering
input
that
hcd
doesn't
have
and
then
are
they
potentially
commenting
on
that
and
pushing
back
or.
AX
No,
they
they
don't
push
back
on
particular
public
comment.
What
we've,
what
we
have
heard
from
them
is
that
are
over
the
last
three
months.
We
were
strongly
encouraged
by
them
to
respond
to
and
address
public
comment
that
they
they
had
received.
That
concerned
them
regarding
meeting
the
goals
of
housing,
element,
law
and
and
Outreach.
AX
K
Yeah,
you
know
I
think
we're
going
to
have
to
continue
having
a
dialogue
with
the
ATD.
You
know,
there's
no,
there's
no
preclusion
from
cities
going
back
to
hcd
and
saying
you
know,
we
found
a
better
way
to
do
something
and
achieve
a
goal.
We
might
want
to
amend
something
if
it's
non-substantive
they
may
let
us
do
it
as
long
as
it's
a
way
to
achieve
the
same
thing.
So
I
think
we're
going
to
have
to
continue
the
dialogue.
K
K
S
K
Them
you
know,
our
goal
is
to
work
on
it,
but
if,
for
some
reason
it
doesn't
happen,
then,
yes,
we
would
probably
there'll
be
guidance,
probably
issued
by
hcd,
because
many
cities
will
be
asking
that
and
we
would
we
would
connect
with
hcd,
but
we
also
will
be
looking
for
guidance
about
you
know
what
what
does
new
state
law
do?
Currently,
there's
nothing
specific
that
says
you
know
if
you
don't
specifically
comply
with
every
program.
There's
a
punitive
measure.
K
A
A
AX
So
we
we
recognized
that
there
was
a
little
bit
of
confusion
in
that
language,
and
so
the
the
document
that
we
provided
today
at
here
does
include
some
minor
text
amendments
to
help
clarify
that
and
we're
really
focusing
on
training.
So
we
are
our
program,
stipulates
that
we
will
train
staff
that
are
involved
in
review
of
affordable
housing
projects,
staff
in
all
departments
that.
AY
AY
AX
A
A
Yeah:
okay,
that's
great
I
think
that
that
that
may
be
very
helpful.
Okay
and
then
another
one
I
just
would
like
to
kind
of
confirm
is:
is
there
request
from
the
Mountain
View
solidarity
Foundation
about
the
explicitly
naming
ownership
of
Housing
and
and
Community
Land
Trust
is
something
we're
going
to
be
working
on
and
they
had
a
goal
of
five
buildings,
50
units
and
and
10
million
dollars
and
I
underst
of
affordable
housing
fees
that
would
go
toward
that
and
I
understood
that
that
had
been
included.
Is
that
correct?
A
AX
A
AX
In
in
finding
from
Foundation
Partnerships
I
believe
we
have
the
and
and
maybe
I'll
defer
to
the
assistant
community
development
director
on
on
where
we
ended
up
on
everything
but
I
believe
we
have
the
10
million
dollars
in
the
50
units.
We
aren't
specific
about
the
number
of
buildings
in
the
program
and
then,
of
course,
we
have
our
Community
ownership
action
plan,
which
is
a
process
that
we're
going
to
go
through
to
develop
the
city's
role
in
helping
to
get
these
Community
ownership
models
on
their
feet.
AM
AM
AX
AY
Thank
you
very
much
assistant
community
development,
director,
Wayne,
Chan
I
think
Eric
and
Alan
covered
it.
While
we
are
looking
at
10
million
dollars
and
supporting
funding,
Partnerships
50
units
not
specific
to
buildings,
because
we
cannot
predict
what
kind
of
buildings
might
be
up
for
sale.
But
there
is
an
inclusion
of
focusing
on
a
variety
of
units.
AY
We
have
worked
on
getting
the
date
down
to
a
June
30th
completion
of
a
community
ownership
action
plan
which
would
still
have
implementation
items
that
were
to
follow
it,
but
it
would
create
the
framework
for
a
program
that
could
allow
for
a
variety
of
opportunities
and
organizations
to
participate
that
could
achieve
the
community
ownership,
ship
goals,
so
I
think
Eric
and
Ellen
covered
it.
Well
to
some
a
bit
of
additional
detail.
There.
A
Yeah
I
think
that's
really
very
exciting.
I
mean
it
seemed
like
we
well,
it
wasn't
Community
ownership,
but
but
we
haven't
had
many
as
many
projects
where
we
rehabilitated
existing
structures.
I
know
the
Marcy.
Friedland
was
a
huge
one
many
years
ago,
but
that's
kind
of
our
Landmark
one,
but
but
that
hasn't
been
as
common
since
then,
and
but
it
does
seem
like
it.
A
It's
something
that
has
a
lot
of
Promise,
so
I'm
glad
to
see
that
okay
and
then
my
other
question
was
going
to
be
what's
the
downsize
of
okay
in
the
housing
element
tonight,
but
you've
gone
over
that
in
detail.
So
thank
you
very
much
and
just
kind
of
last
call
for
Council
questions.
Okay,
so
then
I
think
that
we'll
move
to
the
deliberate,
oh,
okay,
we'll
move
to
the
discussion
and
we're
going
to
start
with
mayor
Hicks.
B
Thank
you,
so
I
am
I'm
assuming
that
we're
gonna
pass
this
tonight,
and
so
I
would
like
to
start
our
discussion
off.
By
start
with
that
assumption,
Can
Steph,
put
up
the
gonna
re,
make
a
motion,
but
can
you
put
up
the
I
think
the
motion
that
I
have
in
the
agenda
flow
I
think
the
one
you
put
up
has
been
modified
since
then,
so
you
can
put
up
the
one
that
you
would
like
us
to
actually
pass.
B
That
would
be
helpful
and,
while
you're
doing
that,
I'll
say
that
you
know
there
are
things
I,
love
about
this
housing
element
and
things
that
concern
me,
but
above
all
I.
You
know
things.
I
love
are
like
the
the
community
controlled
house
thing,
the
community
opportunity
to
purchase
addressing
some
of
the
mobile
home
communities,
concerns
and,
and
also
the
the
live
work
opportunities.
The
small
project
in
the
housing
element,
but
I
like
that
one
and
I'm
a
little
concerned
about
kind
of
our
Park
crisis
that
we
have
with.
D
Thank
you
vice
mayor
I'll
start
by
saying
thank
you
to
staff.
I
know
this
was
a
very
challenging
work
and
the
evidence
I'll
share
to
demonstrate
just
how
challenging
it
is.
The
deadline
was
January
31st.
There
are
109
jurisdictions
in
a
bag.
The
nine
County
Bay
Area
and
15
of
those
109
have
compliant
housing
elements.
This
is
much
more
challenging
than
it
ever
has
been.
This
cycle
is
just
orders
of
magnitude,
more
difficult
and
I.
Think
we've
all
struggled
with
that.
We've
had
moving
goal
posts,
changing
guidance
from
hcd
and
I.
D
Think
a
very
ambitious
community
in
Council
and
I
I'm
grateful
to
you
for
for
doing
the
work
to
get
us
where
we
are
I'm
very
excited
about
the
document.
I
think
this
is
a
terrific
plan
to
address
the
housing
needs
of
our
community
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
implementing
it
over
the
next
eight
years.
I'll
share
too.
You
know
we're
a
little
behind
an
a
bag
in
this
skag
jurisdiction.
D
The
housing
crisis
I
think
you
know
we'll
start
seeing
greater
compliance
across
the
state
of
California.
There
are
just
a
couple
of
other
things:
I
wanted
to
note
or
suggest
we
had
in
non-agenda
public
comment,
a
representative
from
next
door,
Solutions
suggesting
that
we
might
partner
with
them
to
provide
housing
options
for
survivors
of
domestic
violence.
That's
already
in
the
program,
so
I
don't
think,
there's
a
whole
heck
of
a
lot
we'll
need
to
do.
D
But
if
we
haven't
engaged
next
door,
it
might
be
a
good
idea
to
see
what
they
have
in
mind
and
if
that's
consistent
with
the
work
that
we're
already
planning
to
do,
I
did
want
to
suggest
a
friendly
Amendment.
With
the
support
of
the
the
maker
of
the
motion.
I
think
the
SB,
9
and
Adu
program
is
very
strong.
One
of
the
things
I
think
we
ought
to
explore.
D
If
it's
not
already
explicitly
referenced
in
in
the
language
is
something
akin
to
what
the
city
of
San
Jose
has
it's
an
Adu
Ally
program
and
I
use
it
all
the
time
to
provide
constituent
support,
but
essentially
anybody
can
send
an
email
to
adu.ally,
San
Jose
ca.gov,
with
a
request
for
a
status
update
or
some
assistance.
How
do
I
comply
with
the
regulations
and
it's
they're
they're,
very
responsive,
they're,
very
helpful
I.
D
Don't
think
we
necessarily
have
the
staff
capacity
to
have
a
person
dedicated
to
that
role
and
we
probably
don't
have
the
volume
of
applications
to
justify
it.
But
something
like
that,
a
simple
you
email
address,
that's
an
applicant.
You
know
trying
to
build
an
edu
or
an
sb9
development
can
use
as
a
resource
I
think
would
would
go
a
long
way
in
helping,
especially
most
folks,
who
are
doing
that
kind
of
development
are
not
terribly
Savvy.
D
D
Thank
you
mayor
and
then
one
thing
for
consideration
of
the
full
Council
I
asked
the
question
about
whether
we
can
Elevate
the
mobile
home
rent
stabilization
ordinance
from
its
currently
March
2025
to
December.
2024
I
support
doing
that,
but
it
does
come
with
the
trade-off
right.
That
means
we're
delaying
some
of
the
the
trail
review,
and
so,
if
I'm
not
going
to
support
that
we're
not
going
to
float
that
as
a
friendly
Amendment,
but
if
there's
support
for
that
change,
I
just
wanted
to
share
I
would
be
comfortable
with
making
that
change.
Thank
you.
AF
So
I
just
had
a
clarifying
question
about
the
friendly
Amendment
and
its
adoption.
So
what
does
that
truly
mean?
Do
we
have
to
change
anything
in
the
housing
element?
Is
this
just
like?
What
a
can
we
can
we
clarify
what
that
means,
because
I
think
you
acknowledge
that
we
don't
have
the
staff
capacity
to
do
that.
You
just
want
it
to
be
called
out.
I
I,
some
clarity
on
that
would
be
great
and
it
moved
swiftly.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
I
fully
understand
what
I'm
voting.
D
For
sure
yeah
I,
I
I
would
suggest
it'd
be
scoped
by
staff,
but
essentially
a
resource
like
an
email
address
for
a
resident
who's
struggling
to
get
an
Adu
or
sb9
development
could
send
an
email.
Just
saying:
I
need
some
help,
and
that
way
we
would
be
able
to
have
a
very
easy
resource
that
residents
can
access.
AF
Cdd
will
be
be
splitting
and
we
will
have
our
own
called
out:
housing,
division
and
department
and
I
wonder
if,
in
that
shift,
this
could
be
something
that
they
could
work
on
and
staff
could
give
Council
feedback
on
how
they'd
like
to
implement
that
I
I
see
that
as
something
that
might
kind
of
organically
happen,
anyways
but
I.
You
know
I
just
wanted
to
put
that
out
there,
because
we
are
going
to
see
changes.
H
Could
I
comment
on
that
I
I
like
the
idea
there's
actually
through
the
city's
Association,
we
commissioned
a
planning
collaborative,
that's
been
helping
all
the
cities
with
some
of
the
test
technical
aspects
of
the
housing
element.
One
of
the
programs
that
they
are
proposing
is
an
Adu
assistance
program
and
they're
actually
building
a
website
where
people
can
go
and
they
can
like
even
download,
already
approve
plans.
You
know
building
plans
and
whatnot,
so
it's
happening
at
that
level
and
we're
a
part
of
that
at
Mountain.
View
is
a
part
of
that.
H
So
I
don't
know.
If
we
need
this,
you
know
we
I,
don't
think
I
think
we
need
to
specify
right
now
what
that
should
be,
but
that
you
know
there
are
options
here
and
and
we're
part
of
it
so
I
think
continuing
to
support
that
would
be.
You
know
what
I
would
suggest
we
do
so
I
wouldn't
necessarily
want
to
decide
tonight
what
that
should
be,
because
there
are
these
programs
that
are
being
built
right
now.
AK
Thank
you
vice
mayor
and
council
members,
kameham
Ramirez,
so
right
now
we
are
currently
building
a
new
development
review
website
right
now.
That's
part
of
one
of
the
things
that
we're
doing
with
our
new
website
launch
I
think
it's
very
probably
easy
to
create
a
web
address
like
a
help
customer
service
address
where
people
could
email
any
questions
about
whether
it's
adus
or
sb90
applications,
and
we
can
create
that
sort
of
portal.
AK
It's
similar
sounds
like
to
me
what
you're
talking
about
as
an
Ask
MV
type
of
similar
request,
but
more
pointed
to
where
it
would
go
to
someone
who
would
receive
those
emails.
So
we
do
that
very
frequently
with
a
lot
of
our
projects,
so
I
think
that's
something
that
I
can
speak
with
the
community
development
director
about
and
we
can
incorporate
that
as
part
of
our
Matrix
review
and
we
can
see
where
it'll
fit
in
with
the
new
website
for
the
development
review
process.
K
It
could
be
just
direction
to
staff,
we
believe
the
way
city
manager
McCarthy
spoke
about
it
can
be
implemented.
So
if
it's
included
in
the
emotion
that
we
generally
find
a
way
to
make
it
easier,
we
will
also
connect
with
planning
collaborative
I,
think
just
creating
a
resource
that
would
make
it
generic
enough,
and
we
would
find
a
way
to
incorporate
that.
So
you
could
leave
it
in
the
motion,
but
keep
it
generic.
AP
AE
AE
There
is
actually
no
jurisdiction
in
our
County
right
now.
That
has
a
compliant
like
a
sorry,
a
certified
housing
element.
We
have
one
jurisdiction
that
got
a
letter
from
hcd
saying
that
they
were
substantially
compliant.
I
am
super
jealous
I'm
super
jealous
of
some
of
the
the
cities
that
got
it
the
first
first
time
around,
but
I
think
we
we
got
to
a
great
place.
In
the
end,
we
got
to
a
place
where
our
community
pushed
through,
supported
and
really
rallied
around
really
strong
programs.
AE
I
think
also
the
fact
that
Mountain
View
is
already
working
on
so
many
wonderful
programs
and
made
so
many
decisions
in
the
past,
and
it
was
the
past
leadership
of
this
Council
and
and
even
before,
most
of
us,
some
of
some
of
these
decisions
were
some
of
the
decisions
that
affected
this
housing
element
were
made
when
the
general
plan
was
adopted,
at
least
this
one
back
in
2012,
and
only
one
of
us
was
here
at
the
time.
So
thank
you
for
your
forward.
AE
Thinking
on
that,
council
member
Avi,
Koga
you're
you're
on
there
back
then
right.
Yes,
so
one
of
the
things
that
that
I
encourage
us
as
we
we
look
at
what
goes
into
housing
element.
What
doesn't
go
into
the
housing
element
is
that
take
credit
for
the
work
that
we
are
doing
so
like
if
we
are
already
doing
something
like
the
Adu
project
put
it
in,
because
that
will
bring
us
just
one
more
bit
closer
to
to
addressing
our
housing
needs,
which
is
the
primary
goal
of
the
housing
element.
AE
Finding
ways
to
address
our
housing
needs,
whether
it's
the
arena
goals,
whether
it's
a
firm
relief
furthering
fair
housing,
whether
it
is
finding
ways
to
prevent
displacement
in
our
communities.
Those
goals
are
aligned
with
our
city
and
they
are
aligned
with
our
housing
element.
Mountain
View
is
a
pro
housing
community
and
I'm
so
excited
to
have
a
housing
element
that
reflects
that
I
have
a
level
I
I've
spoken
to
staff
about
this,
the
level
of
anxiety
of
of
adopting
the
housing
element.
Before
we
get
that
official
letter
saying
we're
substantially
compliant.
AE
The
no
additional
comments
makes
me
feel
a
little
better,
actually
feel
much
better
and
then
the
answer
is
about
how
we
handle
Builders
remedy
applications
also
makes
me
feel
much
better.
I
am
inclined
to
support
our
housing
element
and
adopt
it,
and
thank
you
to
all
the
community
groups
who
have
really
pushed
and
really
found
ways
to
to
engage
with
our
staff
engage
with
our
neighbors
engage
with
the
opportunities
that
staff
have
provided
us
and
and
sought.
AX
AE
AF
AF
But
one
of
the
things
that
Council
had
adopted
I
believe
four
years
ago
was:
you
know
a
middle
income
housing
program,
we're
looking
at
our
displacement
strategy
and
I
want
to
just
continue
to
be
able
to
kind
of
surface
that
dialogue
and
conversation.
We
were
recently
at
the
groundbreaking
for
777
and
I.
AF
Think
we
hear
from
our
teachers
and
others
who
are
above
the
120
Ami
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
they're
still
part
of
the
conversation,
and
we
are
thinking
of
them
as
well
and
then
in
terms
of
the
the
shelters
both
for
our
own
house
and
those
that
may
be
experiencing
domestic
violence.
I
know
that
there
are.
C
AF
Ourselves
to
one
that
gave
public
comment
today,
but
I
do
know.
For
example,
my
tree
focuses
on
South
Asian
women
and
I
think
that
there
are
many
different
partners,
and
so
I
would
like
to
be
able
to
incorporate
all
as
we
move
forward
so
I'll
be
supporting
the
motion
and
appreciate
the
mayor
and
council
member
Ramirez,
enabling
me
to
ask
the
question.
I
know
that
staff
is
always
a
step
ahead
of
council,
so
they're
already
doing
it,
and
it's
great
to
hear
that
cities
Association
is
for
getting
putting
together
a
program.
Thank
you.
H
Thank
you
very
smear.
I
just
want
to
Echo
the
thanks
to
especially
staff
for
this
amazing,
incredible
effort
and
I.
You
know
I
definitely
want
to
thank
the
community.
It's
been,
it's
been
a
real
collaborative
effort
on
many
fronts,
but
definitely
to
that
staff.
Thank
you
for
your
hard
work
with
for
staying
on
this.
You
know
it's
it's
it.
It's
been
a
process
that
has
evolved
over
time
and
I
still
don't
know.
P
P
H
We
do
get
updates
on
where,
where
cities
are
and
that's
when
I
started
understanding,
you
know,
cities
that
have
adopted
versus
cities
that
have
been
certified
versus
cities
that
have
just
submitted
and
I
did
start
hearing
more
cities
that
it
went
ahead
and
adopted
the
elements
without
certification,
but
it
seemed
to
be
a
good
move
to
just
try
to
speed
things
up.
So
I
think
this
is
a
good
approach
and
then
it
does
answer
to
the
Builder's
remedy
projects
I
think
more.
It
gives
us
more
clarity
on
that.
H
I
I
did
want
to
mention
that
you
know-
and
this
has
come
up
at
our
Bossa
meetings
by
by
other
members,
how
these
the
housing
element.
The
arena
process
has
been.
You
know
perhaps
productive
for
enabling
market
rate
Housing
Development,
but
the
reality
is
is
that
there
isn't
much
that
has
been
done
through
this
process
to
enable
how
affordable
housing
development,
because
the
resources
are
what's
what's
needed
and
I.
You
know
I
fully,
acknowledge
that
we
are
working
on
that
with
this
potential
potential.
H
But
at
least
at
this
point
we
can
say
as
a
city
that
we've
fulfilled
our
requirements.
Hopefully,
when
we
get
certified
and
then
you
know
it
will
be
up
to
frankly
the
state
and
the
region
to
come
up
with
the
resources
to
make
this
all
happen,
and
you
know
I
will
mention
in
terms
of
the
housing
preservation
piece.
There
is
a
pilot
project
now
that
would
allow
for
Community
Land
trusts
to
apply
for
there's
a
little
bit
of
funding.
H
15
million
dollars
not
a
whole
lot
and
I
thought
it
was
really
interesting
because
originally
the
staff
had
excluded
did
public
agencies
like
cities
or
school
districts,
to
apply
for
the
funding,
but
we
actually
decided
to
recommend
that
public
agencies
in
partnership
with
affordable
housing
developers
could
apply
for
these
monies.
So
I
think
there
was
some
question
about
whether
public
agencies
would
have
the
the
experience
to
to
do
to.
You
know
build
to
do
these
types
of
projects,
and
so
that's
why
the
requirement
for
partnership,
so
yeah
I,
just
thought.
H
J
Thank
you
so
I
will
add
my
thanks,
along
with
those
of
my
colleagues
to
staff,
for
the
work
on
this
document.
I
think
you
know
and
I
guess
this
is
my
seventh
year.
I
think
this
is
the
biggest
project
that
I
can
recall:
staff
working
on
and
I'm
sure
it
was
not
easy
and
has
been
very
time
consuming.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
all
of
the
work
you
put
into
it.
I
appreciate
it.
I
I
do
have
concerns
about
this
housing
element
and
I.
Think
I've
shared.
J
You
know
with
some
of
you.
You
know
I
I'm,
not
convinced
that
this
is
really
reflective
of
what
the
community
is.
Looking
for,
I've
certainly
heard
from
a
lot
of
residents
had
conversations
with
them
and
they
are
concerned
about
the
arena
number
that
we've
been
given.
They
wanted
to
protest
it
and
they
are
not
supportive
of
the
a
lot
of
the
programs
that
are
in
this
housing
element
and
I.
You
know,
and
they
and
I
guess
I
can't
disagree
with
them.
J
It
feels
like
this
is
more
reflective
of
a
group
of
incredibly
organized
funded
advocacy
groups
that
either
have
members
from
Mountain
View
or
in
the
case
of
some
that
we've
heard
about
don't
have
residents
from
Mountain
View
and
and
that's
concerning
to
me
because
it
feels
like
this
should
be
really
based
upon
what
our
residents
want
and
not
what
other
groups
might
want.
Mountain
View
to
do-
and
you
know,
as
many
have
said,
we
are
a
leader
in
housing.
J
J
I
think
one
of
the
programs
by
having
projects
administratively
approved
or
ministerially
approved
that
reduces
public
input,
and
that
concerns
me
and
the
Za
meetings
are
held
at
a
time
when
a
lot
of
people
can't
attend
and
I.
Think
our
residents
frankly
want
the
council
to
approve
projects,
they're
used
to
this
format,
and
and
it
would
be
a
change
that
would
make
it
more
challenging.
J
J
You
know.
Even
when
you
hire
a
lot
of
Consultants,
you
still
have
to
manage
those
Consultants.
It's
not
like
you
can
just
let
them
work
on
their
own,
and
you
know
it's
not
lost
on
me
that
there's
a
good
reason
to
have
a
compliant
housing
element.
We
certainly
I
certainly
don't
want
to
see
a
lot
of
Builders
remedy
projects
and
so
I'm
kind
of
conflicted
here,
because
I
have
major
concerns
about
this
housing
element
and
I'm
struggling
to
support
it,
but
I
also
see
that
there
are
some
benefits
of
doing
so.
J
A
Okay,
well,
I'll
I'll,
take
a
turn
before
we
go
to
the
vote.
I'm
I'm,
really
quite
supportive
of
this
housing
element.
I.
Think
that,
as
has
been
said,
we've
come
to
a
good
place
and
we
are
a
you
know:
a
housing,
supportive
community
and
I
think
that
this
this
housing
element
reflects
it.
I
know
when
I
worked
on
the
housing
element
in
the
90s,
when
I
was
on
the
Planning
Commission,
it
was
a
different
animal
I
mean
basically
it
was
a
paper
exercise.
There
wasn't
any
teeth
to
it
at
all.
A
A
You
know
there
were
no
penalties
associated
with
not
not
carrying
it
through.
Well,
you
know
things
have
changed
and
I
think
that
the
the
pretty
much
every
everyone
every
every
day
we
look
at
the
newspaper
and
there's
another
article
about
the
housing
crisis,
either
on
the
front
page
of
the
local
news
or
the
front
page
of
the
the
you
know,
the
the
front
page
and-
and
it's
just
gotten
to
be
a
a
very
huge
problem
in
our
society,
and
so
this
is
a
way.
A
P
A
You
know
I'm
very
proud
that
we're
here,
but
I
I,
just
don't
want
to
think
that
because
we
pass
this
and
even
if
we
are
compliant
there's,
there's
still
a
lot
of
work.
As
you
mentioned,
there's
a
lot
of
work
related
to
this.
There
really
is
and
I
I
would
say
that
the
one
of
the
concerns
that
that
I
do
have
associated
with
this
it
with
is
with
the
ministerial
approvals
and
the
reason
I
have
some
misgivings
about.
A
That
is
because
some
of
our
precise
plans
are
fairly
up
to
date,
and
some
of
them
are
really
outdated
and
I
think
there
could
be
instances
where
you
know
in
an
outdated,
precise
plan.
We,
you
know
we
would
be
upset
that
that
something
could
go
through
ministerially.
So
I
think
what
that
says
to
me
is
not
that
we
shouldn't
pass
this
housing
element
tonight,
but
that
it's
something
in
the
future.
We
need
to
really
give
serious
thought
to
is
how
do
we
keep
our
precise
plans?
A
You
know
up
to
date
and
I
know
the
next
one
we're
going
to
be
working
on
is
the
downtown
plan.
That's
great,
that's
a
very
important
one,
but
it's
not
the
only
one.
So
that's
that's
my
only
major
misgiving
and
I
think
we'll
we'll
deal
with
it
in
in
the
future
as
we
go
forward.
So
with
that
I'd
like
to
you
know,
I
think
it's
we've
all
had
a
chance
to
say
our
you
know,
give
our
comments
and
and
our
thanks
and
it's
time
for
a
vote.
J
A
A
AF
H
H
So
that
was
really
in
exciting
and
interesting
to
to
hear
and
then
I
wanted
to.
You
know:
I
couldn't
participate
in
the
earlier
consent
item,
but
I
thought
I
I.
If
I
could
share
some
back
story
on
the
transit
oriented
communities,
policies
that
that
PDA,
the
PDA
grants
are
based
on
that
was
a
policy
that
we
passed
or
MTC
passed.
I
actually
abstained
from
the
vote
and
the
reason
why
was
there?
H
There
are
many
oh
number,
one
I
had
some
concerns,
because
I
felt
that
there
was
a
lack
of
input
from
the
cities
I
when
I
had
I
had
asked
what
the
process
was.
I
was
told
they
had
one
meeting
with
planning
directors
and,
and
then
that
was,
and
then
that
was
it,
they
went
and
they
had
a
published
a
newsletter
monthly
to
keep
cities
updated.
So
there
was
no
actual
Outreach
to
every
single
city,
which
you
know.
H
101
cities
might
be
a
lot,
but
I
know
our
our
staff
reached
out
to
11
000
businesses
when
we
were
doing
our
I
believe
the
housing
element.
So
there
was
that
issue
of
just
lack
of
public
input
and
then,
when
the
vote
came
up
there
that
you
know
I
just
had
concerns
the
first
one
was
that
there's
an
Inc
and
I
think
you
saw
it
the
far
eight
eight
far
for
commercial
development
was
a
big.
You
know
flag
for
me
and
I
had
asked.
Well
what
about
cities
like
us?
H
That
are
jobs
rich
and
you
know
we
have
we
have
and
and
their
response
was
that.
Well,
some
cities
need
the
commercial
development
and
that's
why
they
included
that
and
then,
when
it
came
to
the
vote
well,
number
one
I
I
personally
was
not
informed
like
this
had
been
going
on
for
two
years
but
I'm
not
on
the
committee.
H
That
goes
through
looks
at
the
looked
at
the
policy,
so
it
came
to
me
you
know
a
week
prior
when
we
got
our
agenda
packet
and
so
I
wasn't
briefed
on
it,
but
the
the
challenge
I
then
I
learned
that
there
was
a
carve
out.
There
is
a
carve
out
for
cities,
I,
think
of
three
thirty
thousand
people
or
less
are
Exempted
from
these
policy
requirements,
and
so
what
it
ended
up
doing.
I
thought
my
perspective
was
to
put
middle
cities.
H
H
You
know
they're
very
clear
that
they
want
to
make
sure
that
these
policies
happen
and
the
PDA
grant
funding
is
their
way
to
try
to
attract
or
gain
interest
by
cities.
So
that's
I
just
wanted
to
share
that
background,
and
some
of
the
politics
around
this
in
terms
of
how
this
policy
was
passed,
especially
in
terms
of
the
carve
outs
for
smaller
cities,
which
make
up
about
75
percent
of
the
Bay
Area
cities.
H
So
by
doing
that,
I
think
they
were
able
to
gain
support,
and
you
know
I
continue
to
con
bring
up
the
issue
of
you
know.
No,
not
one
size
doesn't
fit
all
in
medium-sized
cities
like
us.
We
have
unique
characteristics
different
from
larger
cities,
so
I
just
wanted
to
share
that
sorry
for
being
a
little
long,
but
I
thought
it
was
some
important
to
share
thanks.
Thank.
J
Also
participated
in
the
council
Transportation
committee
meeting
last
night
and
as
council
member
camay
said,
there's
lots
of
interesting
projects
coming
our
way
and
the
CTC
is
actually
going
to
have
four
meetings
this
year
because,
as
a
public
works
director
Cameron
said
we're
back
on
track.
We
got
things
moving
and
there's
a
lot
of
stuff
coming
our
way.
Thank
you.
B
All
the
time
I
also
talked
spoke
to
did
a
mayor's
address
to
the
Silicon
Valley
leadership
group
and
in
attendance
was
council.
Member
canay
I
talked
about
a
number
of
things,
but
one
of
the
things
I
talked
about
was
spraying
housing,
how
we
serve
housing,
vulnerable
people,
people
living
in
vehicles
and
mayor
Lisa
Gautier,
who
also
attended
that
meeting
said
we
have
a
lot
in
common
she's
mayor
of
East
Palo
Alto.
We
have
a
lot
in
common
and
we
should
talk.
A
Yeah
I
have
a
few
things
I'd
like
to
share
too
I
know
it's
getting
late,
but
we
don't
so
I
I
attended
a
bcdc
meeting
last
Thursday
and
it
was
an
all-day
bcdc
meeting,
but
I'm
not
going
to
talk
to
you
all.
You
know
that
long,
the
we,
the
first
the
first
part
was
we
were
briefed
about.
The
expected
cost
to
provide
sea
level
rise
protections
for
the
entire
Bay
Area.
A
One
of
the
things
I'd
kind
of
Forgotten
is
that
a
third
of
the
coast
of
California
is
inside
San,
Francisco
Bay,
but
two-thirds
of
the
cost
of
sea
level
rise.
Protections
will
be
need
to
be
spent
here
in
San,
Francisco
Bay,
The
Staggering
cost
it's
good
we're
all
sitting
down
is
110
billion
dollars
by
2050..
That
is
a
lot
of
money
in
Santa,
Clara
County,
it's
exp.
It
was
divided
by
county
and
it's
expected
that
we'll
need
to
spend
about
eight
billion
dollars
and
and
you've
heard
quite
a
bit
about
how
we're
working
on
that.
A
At
the
same
time,
though,
that
we
learned
about
how
much
it
costs
to
protect
ourselves,
we
also
got
a
figure
that
I
think
is
really
interesting
about
what
the
expected
damage
is.
If
we
don't
protect
ourselves
and
I
I.
Think
that
that's
you
know
it's
one
of
those
things
you
know
there
are
problems
associated
with
not
having
the
sea
level
rise.
A
Protection
because
flooding
is
is,
is
very
destructive
and
the
the
the
dollar
amount
that
they
have
come
up
with
of
damage
is
expected
by
2050
is
230
billion
dollars
in
the
Bay
Area,
so
more
than
twice
the
amount
of
the
cost
of
the
protection
methodology
so
bottom
line
it's
an
investment
we
need
to
make
as
a
region
as
a
community.
It's
really
a
eustatic
problem,
but
right
now
we're
gonna.
A
You
know
worry
about
our
region
and,
of
course
we
don't
know
where
all
that
funding
is
going
to
come
from,
but
it
certainly
reinforced
my
view
that
we
in
Mountain
View
need
to
be
responsible
about
funding
our
share
of
it
here.
So
you
know
I
just
wanted
to
mention
that
and
then
in
the
afternoon
it
was.
It
was
a
little
cheerier,
we've
talked
we
taught.
A
One
of
the
things
we
talked
about
was
was
dredging
and
you
you
might
not
know
that
dredging
is
really
something
I'm
I
get
very
excited
about,
and
that's
because
it's
a
source
of
dirt,
that's
used
for
restoration
projects
and
it
we're
going
to
need
a
lot
of
dirt
to
restore
the
marshes
around
the
San
Francisco
Bay.
That
really
are
our
best
for
our
best
natural
protection
against
sea
level
rise
and
right.
Now.
A
The
way
that
the
system
works
is
the
things
that
that
are
the
dredging
that
is
done
to
maintain
the
shipping
channels
that
we'd
like
to
have.
We
don't
have
too
many,
but
we
have
a
few
most
over
60
to
70
percent
of
that
dirt
is
just
barged
out
to
the
Fairlawn
islands
and
dumped,
and
that
is
not
what
anybody
would
call
a
beneficial
use.
So
there
has
been
a
bit.
You
know
an
uproar
in
the
environmental
Community
really
over
the
last
15
years.
A
That's
finally,
coming
to
fruition
to
get
the
Army
Corps
of
Engineers
to
really
just
concentrate
on
increasing
the
amount
of
beneficial
reuse,
and
so
there's
going
to
be
a
pilot
project
that
will
start
hopefully
in
September
that
will
use
dredged
materials
will
be
deposited
just
off
the
shore
of
Hayward
and
then
the
then
the
the
currents
and
the
tide
will
will
take
that
sediment
in
hopefully
to
the
marsh.
That's
adjacent
to
that
and
the
reason
that's
so
important
to
try.
A
This
method
is
because
most
of
the
Bays
really
really
shallow
I
mean
pretty
much
everything
below
the
Dunbarton
bridge
is
everywhere
less
than
10
feet
and
a
lot
of
it's
just
two
to
six
feet.
So
that
means
they're,
not
very
many
boats
or
big
barges.
You
can
get
in
here
to
bring
that
dredge
material.
So
we
would
like
to
figure
out
ways
to
have
Mother
Nature
help
us
to
do
that.
So
that's
why
I'm
excited
about
that.
Okay,
next
thing,
I
wanted
to
share
that.
A
I
was
just
floored
by
all
the
trees
that
went
down.
It
seemed
like
you
know
there
we
were
the
weekend
before
we'd.
Have
this
great
Arbor
Day
celebration,
where
we
were
all
excited
about
all
of
these
additional
trees.
We
were
planting
and
then
we
had
the
wind
storm
and
it
knocked
out.
You
know,
I,
don't
know
how
many
more
trees
than
we
were
planting,
but
I
think
that
it's
something
that
we
should
be
looking
into.
So
that's
something
I
wanted
to
bring
to
everyone's
attention.
A
AY
AK
A
Yeah,
yeah
and
and
also
I
mean
I
know
that
we
thank
them.
I
mean
the
the
meeting
afterwards,
but
there
was
so
much
debris
all
over
the
place,
those
those
that
staff
has
just
been
working
diligently
ever
since
then
to
clean
up
Storm.
So
please
pass
along
that.
We
really
appreciate
their
efforts.
Yeah,
okay,
does
anybody
else
have
anything
they
want
to
share?
Okay?
Well
with
that,
I
I
will
adjourn
this
session
closed
session
report.
Whoops
I
should
have
left
looked
at
the
do.
We
have
a
closed
session
report.